screenplay

English

Etymology

screen + play

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /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

• Catalan: guió (ca) m
• Finnish: käsikirjoitus (fi)
• Hungarian: forgatóköny
• Italian: sceneggiatura (it) f

• Polish: scenariusz (pl) m
• Romanian: scenariu (ro) n
• Russian: сцена́рий (ru) m ‎(scenárij)
• Spanish: guion (es), script

Related terms

• screenwriter

Hyponyms

• teleplay