: an optical disc using a high-capacity format and containing especially a video recording (such as a movie) or computer data
a collection of DVDs
a film that is now available on DVD
often used before another noun
a DVD player/disk
also : the high-capacity format used on such a disk
DVD also offers the potential of playing various foreign-language audio tracks. Eric K. Gill

Examples of DVD in a Sentence

The movie just came out on DVD. Do you want to pick up a few DVDs for the weekend?
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Then someone lands on the correct search results, or sifts through the entirety of the DVD special features on YouTube. Sean Gentille, New York Times, 28 July 2025 When Will Lilo & Stitch Be Released On Blu-ray, DVD And 4K? Lilo & Stitch will also be released on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on August 26, 2025. Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025 The sale will be held in the library’s program room and will offer books for children and adults, movies on DVD and Blu-Ray, and music CDs. Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 13 July 2025 Focus Features announced that The Phoenician Scheme will be released on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD on Tuesday, July 29. Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for DVD

Word History

Etymology

digital video disc

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of DVD was in 1993

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“DVD.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DVD. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

: a high-capacity plastic disk on which information (as computer data or a movie) is recorded digitally and read by using a laser
Etymology

from digital video disc

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