editing
noun
Simple meaning
Putting something into acceptable form.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɛdətɪŋ
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
An act or instance of something being edited.
Putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: An act or instance of something being edited.
Used this way, editing is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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- “The editing process for the video took many hours to complete.”noun
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
Prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
A person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Putting something into a form suitable for a printer.
The activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film.
More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin
Synonyms
Sense: act or instance of something being edited
Related words
Antonyms
Sense: act or instance of something being edited
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