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eyecatches

eyecatches is the plural of eyecatch.

Meaning of eyecatch

Noun

eyecatch (plural eyecatches)

  1. A short scene or illustration used to begin and end a commercial break in a Japanese television program.
    • Tootemo! Pheromone has an "eyecatch” between each scene consisting of still shots of the characters in a short, flashy animated sequence, much like anime episodes use to signal commercial breaks.2007, E Taylor, “Dating-Simulation Games: Leisure and Gaming of Japanese Youth Culture”, in Southeast Review of Asian Studies, volume 29, page 197

Questions about eyecatches

What is eyecatches the plural of?
Eyecatches is the plural of eyecatch.

Words near eyecatches in the dictionary

  1. eyecaps
  2. eyecare
  3. eyecatch
  4. eyecatcher
  5. eyecatchers
  6. eyecatches
  7. eyecatching
  8. eyechart
  9. eyecharts
  10. eyecolor
  11. eyecolors

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