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US/ˈskriːn.pleɪ/
UK/ˈskriːn.pleɪ/
the written text of a film, with the words actors say and directions for the action
In context
She wrote the screenplay for the film in just six weeks.
The movie won an Oscar for best original screenplay.
The novel was turned into a screenplay by the author herself.
Words that go with screenplay
verb + noun
- write a screenplayHe spent two years trying to write a screenplay about his father.
adjective + noun
- original screenplayThe award for best original screenplay went to a first-time writer.
- adapted screenplayThe film was nominated for best adapted screenplay.
noun + preposition
- screenplay byThe film has a clever screenplay by a young Korean writer.
- screenplay forShe is working on the screenplay for a new crime series.