Laserdisc

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A disc in this format. countable
  2. 2
    A home videodisc in the Laserdisc format.

    "Extras include a commentary track with Mr. Polanski and Ms. Deneuve carried over from Criterion’s 1994 laserdisc release, and a fascinating French documentary from 1964 shot on the London set, illustrating Mr. Polanski’s millimeter-precise direction of actors."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A home videodisc format of the 1980s, now obsolete.

Example

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"Extras include a commentary track with Mr. Polanski and Ms. Deneuve carried over from Criterion’s 1994 laserdisc release, and a fascinating French documentary from 1964 shot on the London set, illustrating Mr. Polanski’s millimeter-precise direction of actors."

Etymology

From laser + disc, a trademark.

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