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rough-cut

rough-cut
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ruhf kuht]
    • /rʌf kʌt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ruhf kuht]
    • /rʌf kʌt/

Definitions of rough-cut word

  • adjective rough-cut cut into small, irregular pieces (contrasted with fine-cut): rough-cut tobacco. 1
  • noun rough-cut the first assembly of a film following preliminary cutting and editing. 1
  • noun rough-cut a first edited version of a film with the scenes in sequence and the soundtrack synchronized 0

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Origin of rough-cut

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Rough-cut

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rough-cut popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% 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.

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