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fade to black en · NOUN

Etymology

From the movie industry, where it was customary to end a scene or session of filming by closing off light to the camera, sometimes for dramatic effect, but often as a practical measure.

Meanings

1. An ending of this kind.

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Relateds

fade to white

fade to black en · VERB

Etymology

From the movie industry, where it was customary to end a scene or session of filming by closing off light to the camera, sometimes for dramatic effect, but often as a practical measure.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To end a film or a scene of a film by causing the image to be gradually dimmed into black.
   • We don't have to fade to black / Let the sun come in 2023, “Let the Sun Come In”, in Relentless, performed by The Pretenders:
   • They danced the famous Merengue / Now we dolly back / Now we fade to black 1976, Walter Becker, Donald Fagen, “Haitian Divorce”, in The Royal Scam, performed by Steely Dan:

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