Chapterplay
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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
More examples"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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