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teleplay

[ tel-uh-pley ]
/ ˈtɛl əˌpleɪ /

noun

a play written or adapted for broadcast on television.

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Also called videoplay, video drama.

Origin of teleplay

First recorded in 1950–55; tele(vision) + play

Words nearby teleplay

telephotograph, telephotography, telephoto lens, telephotometer, teleplasm, teleplay, telepoint, teleport, telepresence, telepresence robot, teleprinter
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