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letterboxed

The correct spelling is letterboxed.

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verb

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The correct spelling is letterboxed. To transfer a widescreen motion picture to home video formats while preserving the original aspect ratio, with the placing of black bars above and below the picture area.

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Definition

verb

  1. 1.To transfer a widescreen motion picture to home video formats while preserving the original aspect ratio, with the placing of black bars above and below the picture area.
  2. 2.To hunt for letterboxes (containers with logbook and rubber stamp) by following clues.

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