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Emmy

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of Emily, Emma, Emmeline or Amelia, also used as a female given name.

    "There was a buxom Irish servant-girl, who […] had […] striven to give Amelia aid or consolation. Emmy was much too sad to answer, or even to be aware of the attempts the other was making in her favour."

Noun
  1. 1
    An award given for artistic excellence in television productions.
  2. 2
    an annual award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in television wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Shortening.

Etymology 2

Chosen as a feminine-sounding derivation of immy, a nickname for the image orthicon tubes used in early television cameras.

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