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verb · 2 syllables · /riːˈkʌt/

RECUT

What does "RECUT" mean?

To cut something again, or to edit a film or recording into a new version.

Meanings

  1. To cut, trim, or shape something a second time. The jeweler had to recut the stone after the first facet went wrong.
  2. To re-edit a film, video, or recording into a different version. The studio recut the movie for a happier ending. technical
  3. A new edited version of a film or recording. Fans prefer the director's recut to the theatrical release.

Word origin

A transparent compound of the prefix 're-' ('again') and 'cut'; 'cut' itself first appears in Middle English (around 1300) and is of uncertain origin, probably Scandinavian.

Remember it

RE + CUT: do the CUT over again. The word literally shows you the second pass.

A little poem

The story stayed; the order changed its mind-
same scenes, new sense, the ending re-designed.

couplet

What it teaches

The raw material rarely changes; meaning lives in the order you choose to arrange it.

Quick facts

What does RECUT mean?

To cut something again, or to edit a film or recording into a new version.

Is RECUT a valid word?

Yes — RECUT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.

How many letters is RECUT?

RECUT has 5 letters and 2 syllables.

Where does RECUT come from?

A transparent compound of the prefix 're-' ('again') and 'cut'; 'cut' itself first appears in Middle English (around 1300) and is of uncertain origin, probably Scandinavian.

What can RECUT teach us?

The raw material rarely changes; meaning lives in the order you choose to arrange it.

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