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fo·ley (fō′lē)

adjective

of or having to do with the creation or editing of sound effects for the soundtracks of films a foley walker dubs footsteps

Etymology: after J. Foley (1891-1967), Hollywood sound-effects specialist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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