screenplay

English

Etymology

screen + play

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈskriːnˌpleɪ/

Noun

screenplay (plural screenplays)

1. a script for a movie or a television show
   • 1998, Hairshirt (aka Too Smooth, movie)

     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.

Translations

script for a movie or a television show

• Finnish: käsikirjoitus (fi)
• Hungarian: forgatóköny (hu)
• Italian: sceneggiatura (it) f

• Polish: scenariusz m
• Russian: сценарий (ru) (scenárij) m
• Spanish: guion (es), script (es)

Related terms

• screenwriter

Hyponyms

• teleplay