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jump-cut definition

jump·-cut (jump′kut′)

noun

an abrupt change from one shot, scene, or sequence to another, caused by the absence of transitional action, effects, etc.

intransitive verb jump-cut -·cut′, jump-cutting -·cut′ting

to make or use a jump-cut

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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