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post-production

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The stages of film (or audio) production happening between the actual filming (or recording) and the completed product.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: broadcasting, cinematography, film, media, television

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: post

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin prōductiōder. Old French productionbor. Middle English produccioun English production English post-production From post- + production.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: postproducció — stages of film production happening between the actual filming and the completed film
  • Dutch: post-productie — stages of film production happening between the actual filming and the completed film
  • Finnish: jälkituotanto — stages of film production happening between the actual filming and the completed film
  • French: post-production — stages of film production happening between the actual filming and the completed film
  • Galician: postproducción — stages of film production happening between the actual filming and the completed film
  • Georgian: პოსტწარმოება (ṗosṭc̣armoeba) — stages of film production happening between the actual filming and the completed film
  • Georgian: პოსტპროდუქცია (ṗosṭṗrodukcia) — stages of film production happening between the actual filming and the completed film
  • German: Postproduktion — stages of film production happening between the actual filming and the completed film
  • German: Nachproduktion — stages of film production happening between the actual filming and the completed film
  • Italian: post-produzione — stages of film production happening between the actual filming and the completed film
  • Japanese: ポストプロダクション (posutopurodakushon) — stages of film production happening between the actual filming and the completed film
  • Korean: 지점 생산 (jijeom saengsan) — stages of film production happening between the actual filming and the completed film
  • Latvian: pēcapstrāde — stages of film production happening between the actual filming and the completed film
  • Polish: postprodukcja — stages of film production happening between the actual filming and the completed film
  • Portuguese: pós-produção — stages of film production happening between the actual filming and the completed film
  • Russian: заверша́ющий эта́п созда́ния (zaveršájuščij etáp sozdánija) — stages of film production happening between the actual filming and the completed film
  • Spanish: postproducción — stages of film production happening between the actual filming and the completed film
  • Spanish: posproducción — stages of film production happening between the actual filming and the completed film
Real reading context

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