"prelap" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: prelaps [plural]
Etymology: From pre- + lap. Compare overlap. Etymology templates: {{af|en|pre-|lap}} pre- + lap Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} prelap (countable and uncountable, plural prelaps)
  1. (film) A film editing technique in which the dialogue from the next scene precedes the cut, and the beginning of the dialogue is heard in the outgoing scene. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Film Synonyms: pre-lap
    Sense id: en-prelap-en-noun-iOIW~k6p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre- Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

Inflected forms

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