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intercut.

To intersect.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To intersect.

    transitive
  2. To alternate between scenes from one sequence and scenes from another film sequence, often with the sequences to be perceived as simultaneous.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English cut English intercut From inter- + cut.

noun
  1. An alternating sequence of this kind.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English cut English intercut From inter- + cut.

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