Readograph
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A backlit sign on which are placed moveable letters spelling out messages - typically used over the entrance of a cinema to indicate what shows are playing.
"It has a very narrow facade that gives little indication of the huge auditorium behind it, and before the restoration most of that facade was occupied by a cinema-style "readograph" announcing coming attractions."
Example
More examples"It has a very narrow facade that gives little indication of the huge auditorium behind it, and before the restoration most of that facade was occupied by a cinema-style "readograph" announcing coming attractions."
Etymology
From read + -o- + -graph.
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