photoplay
photoplay · photoplays
A theatrical play that has been filmed for showing as a movieA theatrical play that has been filmed for showing as a movie.
Meaning
3 sensesA theatrical play that has been filmed for showing as a movie.
A novel adapted from a movie and illustrated with photographic stills taken from the film. Usage largely confined to the silent era of Hollywood.
(dated)A motion picture.
Origin
Proto-West Germanic *plehanProto-West Germanic *plehan
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Forms
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