Meaning

3 senses
  1. A theatrical play that has been filmed for showing as a movie.

  2. A novel adapted from a movie and illustrated with photographic stills taken from the film. Usage largely confined to the silent era of Hollywood.

  3. (dated)A motion picture.

Origin

Proto-West Germanic *plehan

Proto-West Germanic *plehan

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