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Meaning of "teleplay" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TELEPLAY

teleplay  [ˈtelɪˌpleɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TELEPLAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Teleplay is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TELEPLAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Teleplay

A teleplay is a screenplay used in the production of television plays, productions of comedies or dramas written or adapted specifically for television. The term surfaced during the 1950s with wide usage to distinguish teleplays from stage plays written for theater and screenplays written for films. All three have different formats, conventions and constraints. On the hour-long TV anthology drama shows of the Golden Age of Television, such as The United States Steel Hour, The Goodyear Television Playhouse, The Philco Television Playhouse, The Alcoa Hour, Armstrong Circle Theatre, and Studio One, productions often were telecast live from studios with limited scenery and other constraints similar to theatrical presentations. These constraints made a teleplay quite different from a screenplay. However, television dramatists, such as Paddy Chayefsky, JP Miller and Tad Mosel, turned such limitations to their advantage by writing television plays with intimate situations and family conflicts characterized by naturalistic, slice of life dialogue.

Definition of teleplay in the English dictionary

The definition of teleplay in the dictionary is a play written for television.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TELEPLAY


airplay
ˈɛəˌpleɪ
cosplay
ˈkɒsˌpleɪ
counterplay
ˈkaʊntəˌpleɪ
downplay
ˈdaʊnˌpleɪ
endplay
ˈɛndˌpleɪ
foreplay
ˈfɔːˌpleɪ
fourplay
ˈfɔːˌpleɪ
gameplay
ˈɡeɪmˌpleɪ
gunplay
ˈɡʌnˌpleɪ
hand-play
ˈhændˌpleɪ
horseplay
ˈhɔːsˌpleɪ
interplay
ˈɪntəˌpleɪ
matchplay
ˈmætʃˌpleɪ
photoplay
ˈfəʊtəʊˌpleɪ
quadplay
ˈkwɒdˌpleɪ
replay
ˈriːˌpleɪ
screenplay
ˈskriːnˌpleɪ
stroke-play
ˈstrəʊkˌpleɪ
swordplay
ˈsɔːdˌpleɪ
wordplay
ˈwɜːdˌpleɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TELEPLAY

telephone subscriber
telephone tapping
telephone wire
telephoner
telephonic
telephonically
telephonist
telephony
telephoto
telephoto lens
telephotograph
telephotographic
telephotography
telepoint
teleport
teleportation
telepresence
teleprint
teleprinter
teleprocessing

WORDS THAT END LIKE TELEPLAY

action replay
by-play
child´s play
display
fair play
firework display
instant replay
LED display
net play
play
play-by-play
plug and play
plug-and-play
power play
redisplay
role-play
screen display
slow-motion replay
three-act play
triple play

Synonyms and antonyms of teleplay in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «teleplay» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TELEPLAY

Find out the translation of teleplay to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of teleplay from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «teleplay» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

电视剧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

adaptación para televisión
570 millions of speakers

English

teleplay
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

teleplay
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

teleplay
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

телеспектакль
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

teleplay
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

teleplay
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Scénariste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Telefoni
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fernsehspiel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

テレビドラマ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

텔레비전 드라마
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Teleplay
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

teleplay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

teleplay
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टेलिपप्ले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

televizyon oyunu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

copione televisivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

teleplay
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

телеспектакль
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

teleplay
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

teleplay
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

script
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

teleplay
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

teleplay
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of teleplay

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TELEPLAY»

The term «teleplay» is regularly used and occupies the 99.218 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TELEPLAY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «teleplay» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «teleplay» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about teleplay

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TELEPLAY»

Discover the use of teleplay in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to teleplay and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
How Blue Can You Get? a Teleplay: Docudrama Based on ...
In 1966 blues singer and guitarist B.B. King suffered a series of setbacks that would cause most performers to consider quitting life on the road and finding another way to make a living.
Charles Sawyer, Bistra Lankova, 2010
2
Considering Aaron Sorkin: Essays on the Politics, Poetics ...
Teleplay: Aaron Sorkin. Story: Kevin Falls and Laura Glasser. Dir.: Michael Engler. NBC. 21 Feb. 2001. Episode 38: “Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail.” Tele- play: Paul Redford and Aaron Sorkin. Dir.: Jessica Yu.
Thomas Fahy, 2005
3
A Guide to Screenwriting Success: Writing for Film and ...
ewriting is the rebirth of the original process of developing your teleplay. By simply re-following the development process, you'll get the most out of your rewrite. LET THE ROUGH DRAFT SIMMER First, put your rough draft "spec" teleplay aside ...
Stephen V. Duncan, 2006
4
Harlan Ellison's The City on the Edge of Forever: The ...
Ellison sued Paramount in protest and one. This book contains the teleplay and afterwords by Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei and others.
‎1996
5
Roy Huggins: Creator of Maverick, 77 Sunset Strip, The ...
Thomas James; Story: John Thomas James; Di- rector: Jeffrey Hayden; “The Fifth Victim” (1:11); Air date: April 1, 1971; Teleplay: Glen A. Larson; Story: John Thomas James; Director: Fernando Lamas; “Journey from San Juan” (1:12); Air date: ...
Paul Green, 2014
6
Considering David Chase: Essays on The Rockford Files, ...
Teleplay: Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess. Dir.: Patrick McKee. CBS. 28 March 1994. Episode 83 (5:20) “A Wing and a Prayer.” Teleplay: Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green. Dir.: Lorraine Senna Ferrara. CBS. 11 April 1994. Episode 84 ...
Thomas Fahy, 2007
7
Horton Foote's The shape of the river: the lost teleplay ...
" However, tragedy was a dimension of Twain's life that was largely concealed from the public until The Shape of the River, starring Shirley Knight, appeared on the acclaimed series Playhouse 90 in 1960.
Horton Foote, Mark Dawidziak, 2003
8
Futurama
... Earth Stood Stupid" – story; teleplay by Jeff Westbrook 5ACV01 "Bender's Big Score (Part 1)" – story; teleplay by Ken Keeler 5ACV02 "Bender's Big Score (Part 2)" – story; teleplay by Ken Keeler 5ACV03 "Bender's Big Score (Part 3)" – story;  ...
Edited by Paul Muljadi
9
Perry Mason
Teleplay by Seeleg Lester. Perry Mason. CBS. 27 September 1958. Columbia House Video Library, 1997. “The Case of the Meddling Medium.” Directed by Arthur Marks. Teleplay by Samuel Newman. Perry Mason. CBS. 21 October 1961 .
Thomas Leitch, 2005
10
Planet of the Apes as American Myth: Race and Politics in ...
Teleplay by Larry Spiegel. "Escape from Ape City." Teleplay by Larry Spiegel. " The Unearthly Prophecy." Teleplay by Jack Kaplan and John Barrett. "Tunnel of Fear." Teleplay by Larry Spiegel. "Lagoon of Peril." Teleplay by J. C. Strong. " Terror ...
Eric Greene, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TELEPLAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term teleplay is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Humanitas Prize Opens Submissions
Teleplay must be written and produced in English for U.S. television and had a national release. Film screenplays are eligible in the year in which it receives a ... «Animation Magazine, Jul 15»
2
'Teen Beach 2' Premiere Swells in L+3
A production of Rain Forest Productions, LLC, "Teen Beach 2" is based on characters created by Vince Marcello ("Teen Beach Movie" story and teleplay) and ... «TVbytheNumbers, Jul 15»
3
JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS, RETURNS FOR ITS FOURTH SEASON …
Teleplay by Kevin Cecil & Roger Drew & Andy Riley; story by Armando Iannucci & Kevin Cecil & Roger Drew & Andy Riley; directed by Stephanie Laing. «TVbytheNumbers, Mar 15»
4
Finalists for the 2015 Edgar Awards are announced
“The Empty Hearse” – "Sherlock," teleplay by Mark Gatiss (Hartswood ... “Dream Baby Dream” – "The Killing," teleplay by Sean Whitesell (Netflix) “Episode 6” ... «Los Angeles Times, Jan 15»
5
Angela Bassett brings 'Whitney' story to Lifetime
The teleplay focuses largely on the passionate, sometimes stormy relationship the late Houston (played by Yaya DaCosta, with singing vocals by Deborah Cox) ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jan 15»
6
'Remedy for a Broken Angel' nominated for Image award
She won the Humanitas Prize and the Christopher Award for her teleplay “Ruby Bridges,” the ABC movie and true story of the young girl who integrated the New ... «The Philadelphia Tribune, Dec 14»
7
Ozana Oancea şi Ionel Mihăilescu, în teleplay-ul "Vinovatul" la TVR 2
„Dacă piesa face parte din teatrul neliniştii morale, şi teleplay-ul nostru trebuie să se poziţioneze, firesc, în cinema-ul neliniştii morale”, afirmă Jon Gostin, ... «Cotidianul, Dec 14»
8
Austin Film Festival 2014: Award Winners Round-Up
Sitcom Teleplay Spec: Bob's Burgers: “Mr. Whiskers” by Damir Konjicija and Dario Konjicija. Jury Award Winners. Narrative Feature: The Kings Surrender written ... «MovieMaker Magazine, Nov 14»
9
Austin Film Festival Announces Winners of 2014 Screenplay …
Austin Film Festival Announces Winners of 2014 Screenplay & Teleplay ... Sitcom Teleplay Spec: Bob's Burgers: Mr. Whiskers, Damir Konjicija & Dario Konjicija. «Business Wire, Nov 14»
10
'Kalu Sewanella' : Scottish shadows in Lankan teleplay
Living in Britain for more than 30 years, its familiar surroundings and experience in British life and history inspired Sri Lankan domicile Sandra Vinodini ... «The Sunday Times Sri Lanka, Oct 14»

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