talkie

[ taw-kee ]
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nounOlder Use.

Origin of talkie

1
An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; talk + (mov)ie

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British Dictionary definitions for talkie

talkie

/ (ˈtɔːkɪ) /


noun
  1. informal an early film with a soundtrack: Full name: talking picture

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