live action

live ac·tion

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [liv ak-shuh n]
- /lɪv ˈæk ʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [liv ak-shuh n]
- /lɪv ˈæk ʃən/

Definitions of live action words

adjective live action of or relating to movies, videos, and the like, that feature real performers, as distinguished from animation: A new live-action version of the classic animated film will be released later this year. 1
adjective live action Informal. live2 (def 11). 1
noun live action The property of video that has been produced by filming, as opposed to by animation or by computer graphics; often used attributively. 0

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Origin of live action

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

First recorded in 1955-60

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Parts of speech for Live action

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Live action

live action popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

live action usage trend in Literature

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