Photoplay - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈfəʊtəˌpleɪ|  American pronunciation of the word photoplay
Brit.  |ˈfəʊtəʊpleɪ|

noun

- a theatrical play that has been filmed for showing as a movie.
- a novel adapted from a movie and illustrated with photographic stills taken from the film. Usage largely confined to the silent era of Hollywood.
- a term used by certain newspapers of the 1910s referring to the movie itself; sometimes used interchangeably with the term "motion picture."
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