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Pronunciation / Transliteration: henshū suru
"彼はドキュメンタリー映画を編集しています。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To prepare written, audio, or video material for publication or broadcast by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it.
"She spent the weekend to edit her novel before submitting it to the publisher."
- 1
An instance of altering or correcting text or media; a revision or modification.
"The director made a final edit to the film scene to improve the pacing."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the late 18th century as a back-formation from editor, which itself derived from the French éditeur and ultimately from Latin ēditor ('one who puts forth or publishes'). The meaning shifted from publishing to preparing, revising, and altering text or media for presentation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Edit" is said worldwide
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éditer
Transliteration: edi.te
"Il doit éditer le document avant demain."
bearbeiten
Transliteration: bəˈarbaitən
"Sie müssen den Text noch einmal bearbeiten."
modificare
Transliteration: mo.di.fiˈka.re
"Devo modificare questo articolo."
editar
Transliteration: e.ðiˈtaɾ
"El editor se encarga de editar el libro."
editar
Transliteration: e.diˈtaɾ
"Eu preciso editar o vídeo para o projeto."
संपादन करना
Transliteration: sampadan karna
"लेखक ने अपनी पुस्तक का संपादन किया।"
编辑
Transliteration: biānjí
"她正在编辑一份重要的文件。"
편집하다
Transliteration: pyeonjiphada
"우리는 비디오를 편집해야 합니다."
編集する
Transliteration: henshū suru
"彼はドキュメンタリー映画を編集しています。"
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