Dubbing

//ˈdʌbɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The conferral of knighthood; investment with a title. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of dubbin. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    a new soundtrack that is added to a film wordnet
  4. 4
    The replacement of a voice part in a film or animation, particularly with a translation, revoicing. countable, uncountable

    "New genres are thus emerging as a consequence of foreign text dubbings (and subtitlings). Some original cartoons and films are also based on dubbings of foreign cartoons and films."

  5. 5
    The process in which additional or supplementary recordings are "mixed" with original production sound to create the finished soundtrack. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    The transfer of recorded music from one medium to another. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of dub form-of, gerund, participle, present

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"When dubbing Japanese TV series in English, characters from Osaka are sometimes given a Texas accent. Both Southern and Kansai accents are distinctive in their respective languages."

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