Sony

ˈsəʊni

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Definition of Sony - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

businessmultinational company making electronics, games, and media, based in Tokyo

Sony announced new headphones today.

product

electronic device made by the brand

I bought a Sony for the living room.

Adjective

entertainment

produced or distributed by Sony in film, music, or gaming

The festival featured a Sony documentary premiere.

technology

made by the Japanese electronics and media company Sony

She prefers a Sony camera for travel.

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Sony Pictures

American entertainment company producing and distributing films and television shows

Sony Pictures announced a new superhero film slate.

Origin of Sony

Portmanteau, sonus (sound) + sonny (nickname)

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PS5

abbr.

abr: PlayStation 5

Sony video game console released in 2020

PSP

abbr.

abr: PlayStation Portable

handheld gaming device made by Sony

ARW

abbr.

abr: Sony Alpha Raw

image file format used by Sony cameras

PS2

abbr.

abr: PlayStation 2

popular video game console made by Sony

PS3

acr.

acr: Play Station 3

video game console by Sony

PS4

abbr.

abr: PlayStation 4

video game console made by Sony for playing games

PSX

abbr.

abr: PlayStation

video game console made by Sony for playing games

PlayStation

gaming

brand of video game consoles produced by Sony

Examples of Sony in a sentence

We chose a Sony camera for the film project.
Her old Sony still works perfectly after ten years.
The conference room Sony needs a new HDMI cable.
The soundtrack has a distinctly Sony sound.
We watched the latest Sony release together.
He hooked up the new Sony speakers in his living room.

Their studio is full of Sony recording equipment.

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French:Sony, de Sony, ...
German:Sony, Sony-, ...
Italian:Sony, della Sony, ...
Spanish:Sony, de Sony, ...
Portuguese:Sony, da Sony, ...
Chinese:索尼公司, 索尼的, ...
Japanese:ソニー, ソニーの, ...
Arabic:سُونِي, تَابِع لِسُونِي, ...
Hebrew:סוֹנִי, שֶׁל סוֹנִי, ...
Russian:Сони, Sony, ...
Ukrainian:Соні, Sony, ...
Hindi:सोनी, सोनी-निर्मित, ...
Bengali:সনি, সোনি প্রযোজিত, ...
Catalan:Sony, de Sony, ...
Czech:Sony, sonyovský, ...
Danish:Sony, Sony-, ...
Dutch:Sony, Sony-, ...
Greek:Sony, της Sony, ...
Hungarian:Sony, Sony-féle, ...
Khmer:សូនី, ផលិត ឬចែកចាយដោយក្រុមហ៊ុន សូនី, ...
Korean:소니, 소니의, ...
Persian:سونی, تحتِ سونی, ...
Polish:Sony, marki Sony, ...
Portuguese (BR):Sony, da Sony, ...
Romanian:Sony, marca Sony, ...
Swedish:Sony, från Sony, ...
Thai:โซนี่, ของโซนี, ...
Turkish:Sony, Sony yapımı, ...
Vietnamese:Sony, của Sony, ...

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