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chapterplays

chapterplays is the plural of chapterplay.

Meaning of chapterplay

Noun

chapterplay (plural chapterplays)

  1. 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

Questions about chapterplays

What is chapterplays the plural of?
Chapterplays is the plural of chapterplay.

Words near chapterplays in the dictionary

  1. chapterings
  2. chapterless
  3. chapterlike
  4. chapterly
  5. chapterplay
  6. chapterplays
  7. chapters
  8. chapters of accidents
  9. chapters out
  10. chaptersful
  11. chapterwise

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