Screenplay

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈskriːnËŒpleɪ/

Origin

screen + play

Full definition of screenplay

Noun

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.

Related terms

• screenwriter

Hyponyms

• teleplay