chapterplay
chapterplay noun: a film serial, formerly shown in instalments in theaters in conjunction with a feature film.
Noun
chapterplay (plural chapterplays)
- A film serial, formerly shown in instalments in theaters in conjunction with a feature film.
- Very likely the world’s first singing-cowboy science-fiction adventure, this 12-episode chapterplay, directed by Otto Brower and Breezy Easton, features Gene Autry in his first starring role — as “Gene Autry,” the proprietor of Radio Ranch.2008 March 25, Dave Kehr, “New DVDs: ‘The Phantom Empire’”, in New York Times
Forms of chapterplay
| plural | chapterplays |
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Origin of chapterplay
From chapter + play.
Questions about chapterplay
- What does chapterplay mean?
- Chapterplay means a film serial, formerly shown in instalments in theaters in conjunction with a feature film.
- What part of speech is chapterplay?
- Chapterplay is a noun.
- What is the plural of chapterplay?
- The plural of chapterplay is chapterplays.
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