"cold open" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cold opens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cold open (plural cold opens)
  1. (television) An opening segment shown before the opening credits. Wikipedia link: cold open Categories (topical): Television Related terms: in medias res
    Sense id: en-cold_open-en-noun-LulucXjC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: broadcasting, media, television

Inflected forms

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