prelaps

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A form of prelap — A film editing technique in which the dialogue from the next scene precedes the cut, and the beginning of the dialogue is heard in the outgoing scene.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of prelap

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

prelaps. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelaps

MLA

“prelaps.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelaps. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prelaps,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelaps.

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