casting

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See also: Casting and cásting

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English castynge, castand, equivalent to cast +‎ -ing.

Verb

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casting

  1. present participle and gerund of cast

Etymology 2

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From Middle English castyng, castinge, equivalent to cast +‎ -ing.

Noun

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casting (countable and uncountable, plural castings)

  1. The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.
  2. A manufacturing process using a mold.
  3. (countable) An object made in a mold.
    • 1944 November and December, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 343:
      The practice of casting steel seems the most difficult of all the foundry arts, for despite every care, a percentage of the work is liable to be faulty and disappointing, but at Crewe, generally, a very good class of casting was turned out.
  4. The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.[W]
  5. The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature.
  6. (programming) The act of converting between data types.
  7. (hunting) Of hounds, the act of spreading out and searching for a scent.
    • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 77:
      "The dogs were no sooner let loose, than the hare was afoot. This time there was no stopping or casting, but the hounds were soon in full cry, and after half-an-hour's run, the hare came dancing down the moor towards me."
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Basque

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Etymology

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Ultimately from English casting.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kas̺tin/ [kas̺.t̪ĩn]
  • Rhymes: -as̺tin
  • Hyphenation: cas‧ting

Noun

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casting inan

  1. casting (process of selecting actors)

Declension

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English casting.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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casting m (plural castings)

  1. casting (selection of actors)

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Italian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English casting.

Noun

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casting m (invariable)

  1. casting (selection of actors)

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English casting.

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Noun

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casting m inan (related adjective castingowy)

  1. audition, casting (performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent)
    Synonym: przesłuchanie

Declension

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Further reading

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  • casting in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • casting in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English casting.

Noun

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casting n (uncountable)

  1. casting

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Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English casting.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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casting m (plural castings)

  1. casting

Usage notes

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According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

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