director's cut

noun

A specially edited version of a piece of media, especially a film, that is supposed to represent the director's own approved edit of the media, and is released some time after the original release of the media.

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Meanings

noundirector's cut (plural director's cuts)

plural director's cuts

  1. broadcastingA specially edited version of a piece of media, especially a film, that is supposed to represent the director's own approved edit of the media, and is released some time after the original release of the media.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 導演剪輯版 /导演剪辑版, 加長版 /加长版
  • 導演剪輯版 /导演剪辑版 (dǎoyǎnjiǎnjíbǎn)film version
  • 加長版 /加长版 (jiāchángbǎn)film version
Czech režisérský sestřih
  • režisérský sestřihfilm version
Finnish ohjaajan versio
  • ohjaajan versiofilm version
French version d'auteur
  • version d'auteurfilm version
Japanese ディレクターズ・カット
  • ディレクターズ・カット (direkutāzu katto)film version
Korean 감독판
  • 감독판film version
Russian режиссёрская ве́рсия
  • режиссёрская ве́рсия (režissjórskaja vérsija)film version
Spanish versión del director
  • versión del directorfilm version
Cite this entry
APA

director's cut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/director's%20cut

MLA

“director's cut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/director's%20cut. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “director's cut,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/director's%20cut.

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