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- verb film To end a
film or ascene of afilm by causing theimage to disappear and becomeblack .
Etymologies
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From the movie industry, where it was customary to end a scene or session of filming by closing off light to the camera, sometimes for dramatic effect, but often as a pracical measure.
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