DVD
noun
: an optical disc using a high-capacity format and containing especially a video recording (such as a movie) or computer data
a collection of DVDs
a film that is now available on DVD
—often used before another nouna DVD player/disk
also
: the high-capacity format used on such a disk
DVD also offers the potential of playing various foreign-language audio tracks. —
Eric K. Gill
Eric K. Gill Examples of DVD in a Sentence
The movie just came out on DVD.
Do you want to pick up a few DVDs for the weekend?
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The sale will be held in the library’s program room and will offer books for children and adults, movies on DVD and Blu-Ray, and music CDs.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 13 July 2025
Focus Features announced that The Phoenician Scheme will be released on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD on Tuesday, July 29.
—Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
Those 39 episodes are among the most famous in television history, rerun constantly and now also on DVD.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
Here, on starry evenings, there’s something wonderfully nostalgic about choosing a blockbuster from Calcot’s mammoth DVD library, strolling back to your cozy bolthole, and clinking a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon to the sound of a crackling fireplace—pure, country, bliss.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 13 July 2025
Focus Features announced that The Phoenician Scheme will be released on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD on Tuesday, July 29.
—Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
Those 39 episodes are among the most famous in television history, rerun constantly and now also on DVD.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
Here, on starry evenings, there’s something wonderfully nostalgic about choosing a blockbuster from Calcot’s mammoth DVD library, strolling back to your cozy bolthole, and clinking a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon to the sound of a crackling fireplace—pure, country, bliss.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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“DVD.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DVD. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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DVD
noun
: a high-capacity plastic disk on which information (as computer data or a movie) is recorded digitally and read by using a laser
Etymology
from digital video disc
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