"screenwriting" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: screenwritings [plural]
Etymology: From screen + writing. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|screen|writing}} screen + writing Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} screenwriting (usually uncountable, plural screenwritings)
  1. (uncountable) The art of writing screenplays. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-screenwriting-en-noun-uCmDRySk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16
  2. (countable) A screenplay. Tags: countable, usually
    Sense id: en-screenwriting-en-noun-KFz8TaL1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: screenwriter

Inflected forms

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