talking picture

noun

1. Older Use. a motion picture with accompanying synchronized speech, singing, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of talking picture¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

One admissions officer likes to tell the story of how one family sent her a talking picture frame.

From The Daily Beast

What about those cornet solos, and the talking picture stunt, and the act you were going to put on the programme?

From Project Gutenberg

Yes, or nobody could have painted a talking picture of them.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• cinema
• feature
• film
• flick
• motion picture
• picture
• show
• videotape