"final cut" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-final cut.ogg [Australia] Forms: final cuts [plural]
Etymology: From the fact that in the days of physical film for cinema, the strips of film on which various scenes and takes were recorded had to be cut into pieces and spliced together into a resultant composite strip. Head templates: {{en-noun}} final cut (plural final cuts)
  1. (idiomatic) In the movie industry, the final released version of a film. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Cinematography Derived forms: make the final cut Related terms: on the cutting room floor
    Sense id: en-final_cut-en-noun-nFAKLkdL Disambiguation of Cinematography: 61 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) The group that remains when a selection process has eliminated other candidates. Tags: broadly, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-final_cut-en-noun-HEgmsTJB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45

Inflected forms

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