talkie

talk·ie

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [taw-kee]
- /ˈtɔ ki/
- /ˈtɔː.ki/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [taw-kee]
- /ˈtɔ ki/

Definitions of talkie word

noun talkie talking picture. 1
noun talkie talking movie 1
countable noun talkie A talkie is a cinema film made with sound, as opposed to a silent film. 0
noun talkie an early film with a soundtrack 0
noun talkie talking picture 0

See all 5 definitions of talkie

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Origin of talkie

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1910-15; talk + (mov)ie

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Parts of speech for Talkie

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Talkie

talkie popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% 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".

talkie usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for talkie

noun talkie

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
dailies — of, done, occurring, or issued each day or each weekday: daily attendance; a daily newspaper.

All 10 Synonyms of talkie