Chapterplay

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A film serial, formerly shown in instalments in theaters in conjunction with a feature film.

    "Very likely the world’s first singing-cowboy science-fiction adventure, this 12-episode chapterplay, directed by Otto Brower and Breezy Easton, features Gene Autry in his first starring role — as “Gene Autry,” the proprietor of Radio Ranch."

Example

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"Very likely the world’s first singing-cowboy science-fiction adventure, this 12-episode chapterplay, directed by Otto Brower and Breezy Easton, features Gene Autry in his first starring role — as “Gene Autry,” the proprietor of Radio Ranch."

Etymology

From chapter + play.

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