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outtake en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈaʊtˌteɪk/ (US)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. 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.
   • The DVD for that movie has ten minutes' worth of outtakes.
2. A complete version of a recording or film that is dropped in favour of another version, reject.
3. An opening for outward discharge; a vent.
   • 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. 1895, Electrical Engineer, volume 19, page 449:

Forms

Coordinates

blooper (portion of a recording that contains a mistake)

Translations (8)

fi hylätty versio (version dropped in favour of another version) · fr bêtisier (portion of a recording not included in the final version) · fi pois jätetty kohta (portion of a recording not included in the final version) · de Nichtkopierer (portion of a recording not included in the final version) · de Outtake (portion of a recording not included in the final version) · de herausgeschnittenes Filmmaterial (portion of a recording not included in the final version) · fr scène coupée (portion of a recording not included in the final version) · fi pois jätetty otos (portion of a recording not included in the final version)

outtake en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈaʊtˌteɪk/ (US)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (transitive) To take out, remove.
2. (obsolete) To except.
   • 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 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “lxxiij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book X:

Forms

Translations (2)

es quitar (to take out, remove) · es sacar (to take out, remove)

outtake en · ADP · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈaʊtˌteɪk/ (US)

Etymology

From Middle English outtake, outtaken, from the past participle of outtaken (“to take out”). See above. Compare earlier Middle English outnime, out-neme (“except, except for”).

Meanings

1. (archaic) except; besides.
   • this is for everyone outtake my wife

Synonyms

save · barring · save for · except for