screenplays
noun/skriːnpleɪz/
Frequency rank: #18,276 most common English word
Meaning
written scripts that describe the story, dialogue, and action for a movie or television show
Example sentence
She spent three years writing screenplays for Hollywood studios before her first film was produced.
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