sepopt

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adjective

Having a separately optically recorded soundtrack running concurrently with the film footage.

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Meanings

adjectivesepopt (not comparable)
  1. datednot comparablebroadcastingHaving a separately optically recorded soundtrack running concurrently with the film footage.

    At the appropriate distances (28, 26 and 20 frames) ahead of the JOIN PICTURE HERE line there are rows of squares, circles and triangles which indicate the correct splicing points for 16-mm sepmag, 16-mm sepopt and […]

    1968, D. J. Corbett, Motion Picture and Television Film, page 64

Origin

Clipping of separate optical.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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