Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

screenwrite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: screen-write
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To write (a script) for film or television.

Example Sentences

"That was two years ago, and Patricia MacLachlan, the author of the children's book from which the TV Sarah derived, has been prevailed upon to screenwrite a sequel."
"The stage is set for Jeffrey to convince Sandy to help him, and his words recall Dune's Duke Leto's words to his son, Paul, which Lynch had screenwritten from Frank Herbert's novel."
"Amini screenwrote Jude and The Wings of the Dove and now directs his first feature."

Etymology

From screen + write.

Inflected Forms

screenwrites (present, singular) screenwriting (participle, present) screenwrote (past) screenwritten (participle, past)

Frequently Paired Words

screenwriter

Synonyms

script

Questions

What does screenwrite mean?: To write (a script) for film or television.
Where does screenwrite come from?: From screen + write.

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