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reverse question

reverse question noun: a question in a television interview that was actually recorded after the interview took place, and is presented as a cutaway scene. The technique is commonly used where only one camera was present at the interview, as a way of creating the appearance of multiple camera angles and showing a scene of the interviewer asking the question, rather than the interviewee listening to the question.

Noun

reverse question (plural reverse questions)

  1. A question in a television interview that was actually recorded after the interview took place, and is presented as a cutaway scene. The technique is commonly used where only one camera was present at the interview, as a way of creating the appearance of multiple camera angles and showing a scene of the interviewer asking the question, rather than the interviewee listening to the question.

Forms of reverse question

pluralreverse questions

Questions about reverse question

What does reverse question mean?
Reverse question means a question in a television interview that was actually recorded after the interview took place, and is presented as a cutaway scene. The technique is commonly used where only one camera was present at the interview, as a way of creating the appearance of multiple camera angles and showing a scene of the interviewer asking the question, rather than the interviewee listening to the question.
What part of speech is reverse question?
Reverse question is a noun.
What is the plural of reverse question?
The plural of reverse question is reverse questions.

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