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filmstrip

American  
[film-strip] / ˈfɪlmˌstrɪp /

noun

  1. a length of film containing a series of related transparencies for projection on a screen.


Etymology

Origin of filmstrip

First recorded in 1925–30; film + strip 2

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I could draw these people, either man or woman, in seconds, without looking, because they were running in my imagination like a filmstrip.

From Slate Jul. 29, 2023

But the filmstrip, too, looping and looping for the show’s duration, will also degrade …

From New York Times Mar. 3, 2022

“Free to Be... You and Me” won an Emmy for children’s special and became a filmstrip staple at elementary schools in the ‘70s and ‘80s.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2020

Another quirky artifact is “The Story of Menstruation,” an educational filmstrip sponsored by tampon maker Kimberly-Clark and produced by the Walt Disney Co.

From Washington Times Dec. 16, 2015

Billy had showed David how to knap flint and chert the week before, after seeing a filmstrip about it in class.

From Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Doctorow, Cory

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