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screen play

screen play is the rare form of screenplay.

Meaning of screenplay

Noun

screenplay (plural screenplays)

  1. A script for a movie or (less commonly) a television show.
    • I know Corinne would be happy if I started writing scripts again. Since my last screenplay, I haven't written anything in over four months.1998, Hairshirt (aka Too Smooth, movie)
    Synonyms:
    scenario

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Forms of screen play

pluralscreen plays

Questions about screen play

What is screen play the rare form of?
Screen play is the rare form of screenplay.

Words near screen play in the dictionary

  1. screen passes
  2. screen peek
  3. screen peeked
  4. screen peeking
  5. screen peeks
  6. screen play
  7. screen plays
  8. screen print
  9. screen printing
  10. screen prints
  11. screen protector

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