SPECIAL EFFECT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An effect used to produce scenes that cannot be achieved by normal techniques (especially on film)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("special effect" is a kind of...):

effect (an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "special effect"):

stage effect (a special effect created on the stage)

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