How to Pronounce "photoplay"
word
ˈfoʊtoʊˌpleɪ
FOH-toh-play
ˈfəʊtəʊˌpleɪ
FOH-toh-play
Definition
An old term for a movie or motion picture, especially used in the early 20th century. Sometimes it can also mean the script of a movie.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈfoʊtoʊˌpleɪ
British English
ˈfəʊtəʊˌpleɪ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
FOH-toh-play
UK
FOH-toh-play
Listen in Context
The museum displays old photoplay posters from silent films.
She read the photoplay before watching the movie adaptation.
The word photoplay was popular in newspapers a hundred years ago.
He collects rare photoplay magazines from the 1920s.