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letterboxing

let·ter·box
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [let-er-boks]
    • /ˈlɛt ərˌbɒks/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [let-er-boks]
    • /ˈlɛt ərˌbɒks/

Definitions of letterboxing word

  • noun letterboxing Also, letter box. Chiefly British. a public or private mailbox. 1
  • noun letterboxing Digital Technology, Television. a technique for displaying a wide-screen film or landscape video on a narrower screen by reducing its size but retaining the aspect ratio, with black bands filling the screen above and below the picture (often used attributively): letterbox videos. Compare pan and scan, pillarbox (def 1). 1
  • verb with object letterboxing Digital Technology, Television. to display (a film or video) by using the letterbox technique. 1
  • noun letterboxing Present participle of letterbox. 1
  • noun letterboxing a method of formatting film that enables all of a wide-screen film to be transmitted on a television screen, resulting in a blank strip of screen above and below the picture 0
  • noun letterboxing a type of treasure hunt in which a box, known as a letterbox, is hidden in a remote rural location and clues are provided as to its whereabouts 0
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Origin of letterboxing

First appearance:

before 1765
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1765-75; letter1 + box1

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Parts of speech for Letterboxing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Letterboxing

letterboxing popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

letterboxing usage trend in Literature

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