outtake

noun

out·​take ˈau̇t-ˌtāk How to pronounce outtake (audio)
1
: a passage outward : flue, vent
2
: something that is taken out: such as
a
: a take that is not used in an edited version of a film or videotape
b
: a recorded musical selection not included in a record album

Examples of outtake in a Sentence

a collection of the band's old outtakes
Recent Examples on the Web Could this be a beta-test outtake for an installment of Assassin’s Creed? Celia Wren, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024 Some of these projects include the cataloging of an iconic studio’s nitrate short outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage from productions from the 1920s through the late ’40s. Brent Simon, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024 The speculation came and went, and Prince William and Princess Kate even released a second, surprise outtake from their photo session with Skinner on Christmas. Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024 Ordinary Russians probably watched only outtakes and commentary. Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2024 Decades after the Chateau shoot, the fashion designer and creative director Humberto Leon discovered a trove of outtakes while helping Jonze to organize his archive. Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024 In November 2020, an online account took to YouTube to create an 86-minute compilation of outtakes from Madonna‘s Music album. Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2024 The 28-track collection consists of nothing but studio outtakes from the 1973 Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid soundtrack sessions, but it’s sent the Dylan collecting community into a frenzy. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023 Over the past decade, this has caused acts like Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones, and Dylan to clean large caches of live recordings and studio outtakes out of their vaults to secure their copyrights. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of outtake was in 1902

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“Outtake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outtake. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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