"method acting" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} method acting (uncountable)
  1. (acting) An acting technique in which the actor fully immerses themselves into the character they are playing. Wikipedia link: method acting Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Acting Synonyms: method [informal] Related terms: method actor Translations (acting technique in which the actor fully immerses themselves into the character they are playing): 方法演技 (Chinese Mandarin), metodinäytteleminen (Finnish), Méthode [feminine] (French), Method Acting [neuter] (German), メソッド演技法 (mesoddo engihō) (Japanese), メソッド演技 (mesoddo engi) (Japanese), актёрский ме́тод (aktjórskij métod) [masculine] (Russian)
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