edit
/ˈɛdɪt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.30 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A compilation of memorable moments (in a show, sport, etc.), often featuring stylized camera effects and intense music.
noun
An interruption or change to an improvised scene.
noun
An alteration to the DNA sequence of a chromosome; an act of gene splicing.
Example Sentences
- "He has made 5780 edits on Wikipedia so far."
- "An early edit of the film included a romantic subplot."
- "a basketball edit, a Thor edit"
- "bro thinks he's in an edit (Internet meme)"
- "Valorant edits have become massive on TikTok as creators put their editing skills to the test in making the best edits they can, but Tarik argued that videos like these can be "over-edited" and that he can't tell what's happening."
- "The Outnet will release a high-summer edit of 17 exclusive, limited-edition items including a Eugenia Kim fedora ($175.)"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Italic *didō Latin dō Latin ēdō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Medieval Latin ēditorder. English editorbf. Frenchinflu. English edit Back-formation from editor, influenced by French éditer (“edit, publish”) and Latin editus.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɛdɪt/
- British English: /ˈɛdɪt/