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Foley
[
foh
-lee]
/ˈfoʊ li/
IPA
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Word Origin
adjective
1.
of or relating to motion-picture sound effects produced manually:
a Foley artist.
Origin
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after Jack
Foley,
sound-effect pioneer at Universal Pictures in the 1930s
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Foley
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foley
/
ˈfəʊlɪ
/
noun
1.
(
films
)
the US name for
footsteps editor
Word Origin
C20: named after J.D.
Foley
(1891-1967), US sound editor
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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