How to pronounce kinescope
American English pronunciation
KIN-uh-skohp
- IPA
- /ˈkɪnəˌskoʊp/
- Syllables
- KIN · uh · skohp (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- KY-nuh-skohp
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What kinescope means
A film of a TV show made by filming the screen
In a sentence: Grandma found a kinescope of her favorite old TV show in the library.
Where it comes from: It joins kine-, from a Greek word for motion, with -scope, a word part for a tool for looking.
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