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What does intercut mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive) To intersect.
  2. (cinematography) To alternate between scenes from one sequence and scenes from another film sequence, often with the sequences to be perceived as simultaneous.
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This story is intercut with scenes from Harry's books, which are relevant to the circumstances at hand.
Instead of just having the fight, we intercut it with the slap dance.
Part of Sarne's method in telling his story was to quickly intercut archival film footage from the 20th Century Fox movie library.
Tony's adventures are intercut with scenes of Brenda's increasing desperation as she is left with no money and a disinterested lover.
The same news director had an idea for a photo essay that would intercut shots of women in beauty salons and dogs at the groomer.
Still, the stories seamlessly and skillfully intercut, and the film retains a hypnotic coherence.

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