Sony
//ˈsəʊni// name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A device produced by Sony.
"Connie Chung, the pretty Chinese CBS correspondent, occupied the room next to mine at the Hyatt House and she was always back by midnight, reciting a final sixty-second radio spot into her Sony or absorbing one last press release before getting a good night’s sleep."
- 2 Alternative spelling of sonny. alt-of, alternative
"He often would say, ‘My father will not come from Washington time enough to see his sony.'"
Proper Noun
- 1 An international electronics and media company based in Tokyo, Japan.
"he mostly makes videos—virtually reinventing the diary form with his Sony 8 scrapbook."
Example
More examples"The radio on the desk is a Sony."
Etymology
A combination of Latin sonus (“sound”) and sonny (“boy”, diminutive).
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