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teleplay

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • US: /ˈtɛləˌpleɪ/

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noun

Meaning 1

A script formatted like a screenplay for cinema, but written to be made into an episode of a television show.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: authorship, broadcasting, communications, film, journalism, literature, media, publishing, television, writing

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: telescript

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: play, script

History

Etymology

Blend of television + screenplay.