"screenwrite" meaning in All languages combined

See screenwrite on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: screenwrites [present, singular, third-person], screenwriting [participle, present], screenwrote [past], screenwritten [participle, past]
Etymology: screen + write Etymology templates: {{compound|en|screen|write}} screen + write Head templates: {{en-verb|screenwrites|screenwriting|screenwrote|screenwritten}} screenwrite (third-person singular simple present screenwrites, present participle screenwriting, simple past screenwrote, past participle screenwritten)
  1. To write (a script) for film or television. Categories (topical): Film Synonyms: script Related terms: screenwriter

Inflected forms

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