Meaning & use

teleplay

noun·Advanced

A script or dramatic work written specifically for broadcast on television.

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The writer adapted the novel into a two-hour teleplay for the network.

Her first teleplay won an award for outstanding original drama.

A note on using this word

Parallel to "screenplay," but specifically for television rather than film.

Words with a similar meaning

screenplay

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