TALKIES

Noun

talkies

plural of talkie

(dated) Talking movies

Usage notes

Used when movies with synchronized recorded speech became common in filmed entertainment in the 1920s, in contrast to silent films, which printed dialog and were often accompanied by music.

Anagrams

• atslike, lakiest

Source: Wiktionary



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