live-action

[ lahyv-ak-shuhn ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to movies, videos, and the like, that feature real performers, as distinguished from animation:A new live-action version of the classic animated film will be released later this year.

  2. Informal. live2 (def. 8).

Origin of live-action

1
First recorded in 1955–60

Other words from live-action

  • live action, noun

Words Nearby live-action

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