"reverse question" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: reverse questions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (topical): Television

Inflected forms

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