out of frame

prepositional phrase

Not in correct order or condition; irregular; disarranged.

“To keep his identity mysterious, the boss only speaks from out of frame.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. datedidiomaticNot in correct order or condition; irregular; disarranged.

    nor the devil himself , could hurt them, nor make them to go out of frame

    1530, Hugh Latimer, letter to King Henry VIII
  2. Not shown in a photographic frame, although present elsewhere in the scene that the frame depicts.

    To keep his identity mysterious, the boss only speaks from out of frame.

Cite this entry
APA

out of frame. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20frame

MLA

“out of frame.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20frame. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “out of frame,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20frame.

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