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soft-fo·cus | \ ˈsȯf(t)-ˈfō-kəs 
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\Definition of soft-focus
1 of a photographic image : having unsharp outlines
2 of a lens : producing an image having unsharp outlines
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The first known use of soft-focus was in 1911
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