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voice-over

[ vois-oh-ver ]

noun

, Movies, Television.
  1. the voice of an offscreen narrator, announcer, or the like.
  2. a televised sequence, as in a commercial, using such a voice.
  3. any offscreen voice, as that of a character in a narrative.


voice-over

noun

  1. the voice of an unseen commentator heard during a film, television programme, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of voice-over1

First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences

Projecting her voice over the noise of the traffic, she said, “I stand by that call today.”

I sat and talked to some of them and a lot of them knew me from—I did a voice over for a video game called Skyrim.

Professional jingle /voice-over artist Eddie Ganz provided the vocals.

I had this wacky Italian voice floating around in my head because I had done some voice-over audition where I had to do it.

Fans of the show might be surprised to hear Paul's signature voice over a fun dance floor jam.

Girards voice over it later had been mistakenly understood to promise an immediate ending of the mystery.

The voice over the telephone seemed like the one that had called to the girl in the pony-cart.

And each morning she, too, would awake to his call, his voice over the telephone.

"That is well," cried a voice over his shoulder, and Bertram with an air of relief stepped hastily forward.

Almost immediately on the announcement came another voice over the com line.

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