Phonevision

noun

Phone·​vi·​sion

ˈfōnˌvizhən

: a system of television transmission over telephone lines designed to make possible the distribution of television programs for paying subscribers

—formerly a U.S. registered trademark

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

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