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director's cut

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A specially edited version of a piece of media, especially a film, that is supposed to represent the director's own approved edit of the media, and is released some time after the original release of the media.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 導演剪輯版 /导演剪辑版 (dǎoyǎnjiǎnjíbǎn) — film version
  • Chinese Mandarin: 加長版 /加长版 (jiāchángbǎn) — film version
  • Czech: režisérský sestřih — film version
  • Finnish: ohjaajan versio — film version
  • French: version d'auteur — film version
  • Japanese: ディレクターズ・カット (direkutāzu katto) — film version
  • Korean: 감독판 — film version
  • Russian: режиссёрская ве́рсия (režissjórskaja vérsija) — film version
  • Spanish: versión del director — film version