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- Dictionarydub/dʌb/
verb
- 1. provide (a film) with a soundtrack in a different language from the original: "the film will be dubbed into French and Flemish"
- 2. make a copy of (a sound or video recording).
noun
- 1. an instance of dubbing sound effects or music: "the level of the dub can be controlled manually"
- 2. a style of popular music originating from the remixing of recorded music (especially reggae), typically with the removal of some vocals and instruments and the accentuation of bass guitar.
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DUB definition: 1. to give something or someone a particular name, especially describing what you think of it, him…. Learn more.
1. : to add (sound effects or new dialogue) to a film or to a radio or television productionusually used with in. They dubbed in the music. 2. : to provide (a motion-picture film) with a new soundtrack and especially dialogue in a different language.
DUB meaning: 1. to give something or someone a particular name, especially describing what you think of it, him…. Learn more.
Dub definition: to invest with any name, character, dignity, or title; style; name; call. See examples of DUB used in a sentence.
1. To tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood. 2. To honor with a new title or description. 3. To give a name to facetiously or playfully; nickname. 4. To strike, cut, or rub (timber or leather, for example) so as to make even or smooth. 5. To dress (a fowl). 6. To execute (a golf stroke, for example) poorly. n.
The verb dub traces back to the French word adober, meaning “equip with armor,” and originally referred to making someone a knight. Dub still carries that meaning, although now it's more likely to describe the giving out of titles of a different kind.
dub in British English. (dʌb ) verb Word forms: dubs, dubbing, dubbed cinema, television. 1. to alter the soundtrack of (an old recording, film, etc) 2. (transitive) to substitute for the soundtrack of (a film) a new soundtrack, esp in a different language. 3. (transitive) to provide (a film or tape) with a soundtrack.
