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talkie

English

Etymology

From a clipping of talking (picture), +? -ie. Compare movie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t??ki/
    Rhymes: -??ki

Noun

talkie (plural talkies)

  1. (informal, dated or historical) A movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film.
    • 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 27:
      On October 6, 1927, Warner Bros. released The Jazz Singer, the first sound-synched feature film, prompting a technological shift of unprecedented speed and unstoppable force. Within two years, nearly every studio release was a talkie.

Antonyms

  • silent film
  • silent movie

Derived terms

  • walkie-talkie

Translations


French

Noun

talkie m (plural talkies)

  1. Synonym of talkie-walkie

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