Screenwriting

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The art of writing screenplays. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    A screenplay. countable, usually

    "Devine's script, while able, had betrayed an amateur's disregard for montage — a trait it shared with the screenwritings of John Elder; […]"

Synonyms

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scriptscript

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"Devine's script, while able, had betrayed an amateur's disregard for montage — a trait it shared with the screenwritings of John Elder; […]"

Etymology

From screen + writing.

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