photoplayn.
/ˈfəʊtəʊpleɪ/, U.S. /ˈfoʊdoʊˌpleɪ/ Originally and chiefly North American. Now historical.
A cinematic representation of a play, drama, etc.; a motion picture.
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living picture1851
kineograph1891
motion picture1891
picture1894
animatograph1896
cinematograph1896
moving picture1896
kinetogram1897
film1899
bioscope1902
action film1909
cinema1909
movie1910
photodrama1910
photoplay1910
movie picture1913
pic1913
screenplay1913
photonovel1916
flick1926
moom pitcher1929
1910 G. Kleine et al. Let. 1 Oct. in Moving Picture World 15 Oct. 858/2 After careful consideration of the list of words submitted to us by you, from which we were to select a name which would be descriptive of the entertainment given in motion picture theaters, we have selected the word Photoplay.
1921 19th Cent. Apr. 661 A photo-play is seen by scores of millions of persons throughout the globe.
2003 Akron Beacon Jrnl. (Ohio) (Nexis) 27 Jan. 1 Sweetser amassed a large collection of movie stills, clippings and thank-you notes from actors and actresses who appeared in her photoplays.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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