dubverb
uk/dʌb/us/dʌb/-bb-dub verb (NAME)
[ T + noun ] to give something or someone a particular name, especially describing what you think of it, him, or her:
She was dubbed by the newspapers "the Angel of Death".
dub verb (SOUNDS)
[ T ] to change the sounds and speech on a film or television programme, especially to a different language:
I'd rather watch a movie with subtitles than one dubbed into English.
To conceal his identity, the man's voice has been dubbed over (= an actor speaks his words).
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Editing & compiling
- abridge
- amend
- compile
- compiler
- corrigendum
- cut and paste idiom
- draft
- edit
- editable
- editorial
- emend
- excerpt
- lexicographer
- lexicography
- paste
- proof
- redact
- redaction
- revise
- reword
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dubnoun [ U ]
uk/dʌb/us/dʌb/a style of music or poetry connected with reggae in which the main part of the tune is removed and various special effects are added
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Pop, rock & soul
- agit-pop
- band
- bhangra
- blue-eyed soul
- boy band
- Europop
- gangsta rap
- goth
- grunge
- hard rock
- heavy metal
- jungle
- pop group
- punk rock
- rap
- rock and roll
- rock chick
- rocker
- sampler
- trance
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Types of music