Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

first unit

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.92 in modern English

Syllables: first u-nit
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The team that shoots footage which is of primary importance for the final cut of the motion picture, including all scenes involving actors, or at least stars of the motion picture.

Inflected Forms

first units (plural)

Antonyms

second unit

Questions

What does first unit mean?: The team that shoots footage which is of primary importance for the final cut of the motion picture, including all scenes involving actors, or at least stars of the motion picture.

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