Screenplay Meaning
/ˈskɹiːnˌpleɪ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA script for a movie or a television show; especially, the former specifically.
verbTo write a screenplay.
Sentence Examples
She became famous after having written the screenplay for that movie.
Tom wrote the screenplay.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The writer finished the ____ for the new action movie about space explorers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She spent three years writing the ____ before it was finally picked up by a studio.
Word Origin & History
From screen + play.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Also, in the case of this novel, its adaption to the big screen in 1983, directed by James Ivory, screenplayed by Jhabvala herself—screenwriter of the year, London Critics Film Award, 1984—awarded with a BAFTA, and nominated for the Palme d'Or, gave rise to Heat and Dust's great success."
— 2020, Shilpa Daithota Bhat, Diasporic Inquiries into South Asian Women’s Narratives:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The writer finished the ____ for the new action movie about space explorers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She spent three years writing the ____ before it was finally picked up by a studio.