talkie
noun/tɔki/
Frequency rank: #15,487 most common English word
Meaning
a motion picture with synchronized sound and dialogue, as opposed to a silent film.
Example sentence
My grandfather loves watching old films, and his favorite is talkie from the 1930s.
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