PHOTOPLAY

Etymology

Noun

photoplay (plural photoplays)

a 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.

Source: Wiktionary


Pho"to*play`, n.

Definition: A play for representation or exhibition by moving pictures; also, the moving-picture representation of a play.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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