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soundie

/ˈsaʊndi/

soundie noun: a short musical film of the 1940s, a precursor to the music video.

Noun

soundie (plural soundies)

  1. A short musical film of the 1940s, a precursor to the music video.
    • Terenzio, MacGillivray, and Okudo identify this production as a soundie made in early March 1942, entitled "A Zoot Suit (with a Reat Pleat)" and starring Dorothy Dandridge and Paul White[…]2003, Eduardo Obregón Pagán, Murder at the Sleepy Lagoon, page 257

Forms of soundie

pluralsoundies

Origin of soundie

From sound + -ie. Compare talkie, movie.

Questions about soundie

What does soundie mean?
Soundie means a short musical film of the 1940s, a precursor to the music video.
What part of speech is soundie?
Soundie is a noun.
How do you pronounce soundie?
Soundie is pronounced /ˈsaʊndi/.
What is the plural of soundie?
The plural of soundie is soundies.

Words near soundie in the dictionary

  1. soundheaded
  2. soundheadedness
  3. soundheads
  4. soundhole
  5. soundholes
  6. soundie
  7. soundies
  8. soundin'
  9. soundiness
  10. sounding
  11. sounding balloon

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