dubbed
1 Americanadjective
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given a specified name, title, nickname, or other designation.
In his new line of glam fashions, the aptly dubbed “King of Sequins” draws on pop-culture references to bring the dazzling red-carpet world to street-ready life.
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having had knighthood conferred by a monarch in a special ceremony.
Though he was a newly dubbed knight, he was trusted early with several commands because of his prior successful campaigns.
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(of leather or timber) cut, rubbed, or made smooth.
The bracelet is of dubbed leather with a thickness of 2 mm, black in color.
verb
adjective
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(of a film or tape) furnished with a new soundtrack, especially one recorded in a different language.
A lot of mainstream cinemas don't like to show dubbed films because of the difficulty of syncing speech to actors’ mouth movements.
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(of music, speech, or sound effects) added to a film or tape recording.
This film has opening and closing titles with some dubbed sound and music, but no dialogue.
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(of an audio recording) copied or being a copy.
I can't tell you how many mornings I spent listening to this album on a dubbed cassette tape, back when I was 12 years old.
verb
Etymology
Origin of dubbed1
dub 1 ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Origin of dubbed2
Example Sentences
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The developments include a digital universe dubbed the “Tillyverse,” where ”Tilly and a new generation of AI characters will live, collaborate and build careers.”
From Los Angeles Times
Germany will participate in French nuclear exercises this year, they said, similarly to how the U.K. participated in French nuclear exercises dubbed “Poker” in December.
Feeling “unease at seeing history being ‘snipped and clipped and disappeared,’” he dubbed his process “guerrilla teaching.”
From Salon
While the military phase of Operation Epic Fury, as the US have dubbed it, appeared tightly co-ordinated and largely under US control, the political appeal to the Iranian public remains far less predictable.
From BBC
Staggering for a man initially dubbed by some as a one-season wonder.
From BBC
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