Word: teleplays
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: te
le
plays
Definition: Plural of teleplay. A script formatted like a screenplay, but written to be made into an episode of a television show.
Morphemes:
Affix: tele-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: teleport; transport by dematerializing at one point and assembling at another
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τῆλε
Language: grc
Decoded: tele
Meaning: at a distance, far off, far away, far from
Affix: vision
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Pre-recorded film or tape; footage.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vīdeō
Language: la
Decoded: video
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I observe, note
Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.
Affix: screen
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A stencil upon a framed mesh through which paint is forced onto printed-on material; the frame with the mesh itself.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: escren
Language: fro
Decoded: escren
PoS: Noun
Meaning: screen (physical barrier for protection or to block out light)
Affix: play
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.