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close-up

/ˈkləʊsʌp/

adjective closeup

not comparable In near proximity. A worldwide TV audience had a close-up view of the astronauts when they splashed down and as they emerged from the bobbing spaceship they call Gumdrop.

noun close-ups · closeup

A photographic (or other) image in which the subject is shown at a relatively large scale, and occupies most or all of the frame. All right, Mr DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up.

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noun photographic (or other) image in which the subject is shown at a relatively large scale

Español	primer plano
한국어	클로즈업 keullojeueop
日本語	クローズアップ kurōzu appu
中文	特寫 /特写 tèxiě
Português	close-up, close
Français	gros plan, plan rapproché
Deutsch	Nahaufnahme
Italiano	primo piano
Русский	кру́пный план krúpnyj plan
עברית	תַּקְרִיב takrív

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@misc{close_up_2026,
  title = {close-up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/close-up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}