phonofilmn.
/ˈfəʊnəʊfɪlm/, U.S. /ˈfoʊnoʊˌfɪlm/ Now historical.
A cinema film with a soundtrack.
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talking film1904
talking picture1904
talkie1913
speaking-film1918
phonofilm1921
sound-film1923
talking movie1927
sound picture1928
talk-film1929
1921 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 8 Nov. 391/2 Phonofilm... Claims use since Jan. 1, 1921.
1922 Radio Broadcast Dec. 96 De Forest's Phono-film.
1930 A. B. Wood Textbk. Sound v. 495 A somewhat similar process is used in the production of phonofilms or ‘speaking pictures’.
1999 New Scientist 23 Oct. 42/1 Then, in the 1920s, as talking pictures became popular, phonofilm and the photophone disappeared from sight (and hearing).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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