Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outtake

/ˈaʊtˌteɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: out-take
IPA: /ˈaʊtˌteɪk/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A portion of a recording (a take) that is not included in the final version of a film or a musical album, often because it contains a mistake.

noun

A complete version of a recording or film that is dropped in favour of another version, reject.

noun

An opening for outward discharge; a vent.

verb

To take out, remove.

Transitive verb

verb

Obsolete

prep

except; besides.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"The DVD for that movie has ten minutes' worth of outtakes."
"The boiler is "sectional" and of the water tube type, in which the steam and water drums are arranged transversely to the flow of gases from the furnace to the outtake to chimney."
"it happed the kynge and launcelot stode in a wyndowe / and sawe syre Tristram ryde and Isoud / Syre sayd Launcelot yonder rydeth the fayrest lady of the world excepte youre quene Dame Gueneuer / who is that said sir Arthur / Sir sayd he / it is quene Isoud that oute taken my lady your quene she is makeles"
"this is for everyone outtake my wife"

Etymology

From Middle English outtaken (“to take out”), equivalent to out- + take.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: out
Root: outtaken, outtake

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈaʊtˌteɪk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

outtakes (plural) outtakes (present, singular) outtaking (participle, present) outtook (past) outtaken (participle, past)

Frequently Paired Words

blooper

Synonyms

barring except for save save for

Questions

How do you pronounce outtake?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaʊtˌteɪk/.
What does outtake mean?: A portion of a recording (a take) that is not included in the final version of a film or a musical album, often because it contains a mistake.
Where does outtake come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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