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on fours

on fours prepositional phrase: involving a separate drawing for every four frames of film.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (animation) Involving a separate drawing for every four frames of film.

Questions about on fours

What does on fours mean?
On fours means involving a separate drawing for every four frames of film.
What part of speech is on fours?
On fours is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on fours in the dictionary

  1. on first-name terms
  2. on fleek
  3. on foenem grave
  4. on foot
  5. on form
  6. on fours
  7. on G
  8. on God
  9. on God's green Earth
  10. on good terms
  11. on guard

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