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- [skreen-pley]
- /ˈskrinˌpleɪ/
- /ˈskriːn.pleɪ/
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- [skreen-pley]
- /ˈskrinˌpleɪ/
Definitions of screenplay word
- noun screenplay a motion-picture or television scenario. 1
- noun screenplay Older Use. a motion picture. 1
- noun screenplay cinema, TV: script 1
- countable noun screenplay A screenplay is the words to be spoken in a film, and instructions about what will be seen in it. 0
- noun screenplay the script for a film, including instructions for sets and camera work 0
- noun screenplay the script from which a film is produced 0
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Origin of screenplay
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20; screen + play
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Screenplay
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
screenplay popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
screenplay usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for screenplay
noun screenplay
- celluloid — You can use celluloid to refer to films and the cinema.
- cine — Cine is used to refer to things that are used in or connected with the making or showing of films.
- cinematics — the art of making motion pictures; cinematography.
- cinematograph — a combined camera, printer, and projector
- movie — motion picture.
Top questions with screenplay
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See also
Matching words
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