Emmy
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Em·my
(ĕm′ē) A trademark for an award presented by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for excellence in the creation and production of television programming.
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Emmy
(ˈɛmɪ)n, pl -mys or -mies
(Film) (in the US) one of the gold-plated statuettes awarded annually for outstanding television performances and productions
[C20: alteration of Immy, short for image orthicon tube]
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Em•my
(ˈɛm i)n., pl. -mys.
(sometimes l.c.) any of a group of awards given annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for excellence in television programming, production, or performance.
[1945–50; < alter. of Immy=im(age orthicon) television camera tube]
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Emmy
[ˈemɪ] N (Emmys or Emmies (pl)) (US) (TV) → Emmy mCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Emmy
n (= award) → Emmy f
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