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radio edit

radio edit noun: a modified version of a song, typically truncated or censored, intended to make it more suitable for airplay.

Noun

radio edit (plural radio edits)

  1. A modified version of a song, typically truncated or censored, intended to make it more suitable for airplay.
    • The contest calls for a 15 to 17 minute mixed program (on cassette or 7½ ips quarter-track tape reel) of West End material only, and a five minute radio edit, marked with the DJ's name and address on the box.July 3, 1982, Brian Chin, Billboard, page 40
    Synonyms:
    radio mix

Synonyms of radio edit

Forms of radio edit

pluralradio edits

Origin of radio edit

From radio + edit. First use appears c. 1982 in Billboard. See cite below.

Words that rhyme with radio edit

Questions about radio edit

What does radio edit mean?
Radio edit means a modified version of a song, typically truncated or censored, intended to make it more suitable for airplay.
What part of speech is radio edit?
Radio edit is a noun.
What is the plural of radio edit?
The plural of radio edit is radio edits.

Words near radio edit in the dictionary

  1. radio control
  2. radio direction finder
  3. radio direction finders
  4. radio drama
  5. radio dramas
  6. radio edit
  7. radio edits
  8. radio energies
  9. radio energy
  10. radio fix
  11. radio fixes

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