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telefilm

American  
[tel-uh-film] / ˈtɛl əˌfɪlm /

noun

  1. a motion picture intended primarily to be shown on television.


Etymology

Origin of telefilm

First recorded in 1935–40; tele(vision) + film

Example Sentences

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“She’s shooting a telefilm now in Switzerland called ‘Bulle.'

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 15, 2019

To prepare for her role in the telefilm, Ms. Franklin, who died in March, spent time watching Sister Mary at work.

From New York Times Dec. 6, 2013

But the telefilm any aging kid will recall with a shudder was Trilogy of Terror, starring Karen Black and produced and directed by House of Dark Shadows’s Dan Curtis from three Matheson stories.

From Time Oct. 31, 2011

He also produced the 1984 miniseries "Fatal Vision," which won an Emmy for actor Karl Malden, and the 1989 telefilm "The Case of the Hillside Stranglers."

From Reuters Mar. 30, 2010

You've got cans of telefilm in the cellar, but them I don't mind.

From Spacemen Never Die! by Hershman, Morris

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