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screenwriting

screenwriting noun: the art of writing screenplays.

Noun

screenwriting (usually uncountable, plural screenwritings)

  1. (usually) The art of writing screenplays.
  2. (countable, usually) A screenplay.
    • Devine's script, while able, had betrayed an amateur's disregard for montage — a trait it shared with the screenwritings of John Elder; […]2009, Denis Meikle, A History of Horrors: The Rise and Fall of the House of Hammer, page 142

Forms of screenwriting

pluralscreenwritings

Origin of screenwriting

From screen + writing.

Questions about screenwriting

What does screenwriting mean?
Screenwriting means the art of writing screenplays.
What part of speech is screenwriting?
Screenwriting is a noun.
What is the plural of screenwriting?
The plural of screenwriting is screenwritings.

Words near screenwriting in the dictionary

  1. screenworthy
  2. screenwrite
  3. screenwriter
  4. screenwriters
  5. screenwrites
  6. screenwriting
  7. screenwritings
  8. screenwritten
  9. screenwrote
  10. screeny
  11. screeplot

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