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outtakes

outtakes is the plural of outtake.

Meaning of outtake

Noun

outtake (plural outtakes)

  1. A portion of a recording (a take) that is not included in the final version of a film or a musical album, often because it contains a mistake.
    • The DVD for that movie has ten minutes' worth of outtakes.
  2. A complete version of a recording or film that is dropped in favour of another version, reject.
  3. An opening for outward discharge; a vent.
    • The boiler is "sectional" and of the water tube type, in which the steam and water drums are arranged transversely to the flow of gases from the furnace to the outtake to chimney.1895, Electrical Engineer, volume 19, page 449

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Questions about outtakes

What is outtakes the plural of?
Outtakes is the plural of outtake.

Words near outtakes in the dictionary

  1. outtackled
  2. outtackles
  3. outtackling
  4. outtake
  5. outtaken
  6. outtakes
  7. outtaking
  8. outtalent
  9. outtalented
  10. outtalenting
  11. outtalents

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