Film and Telefilm

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Film noun - A story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track.

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Telefilm and film are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Telefilm" with "Film", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: filmy, filmed, filming, filmic, filmland

Telefilm noun - A movie that is made to be shown on television.

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Film and telefilm are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Film" instead a noun "Telefilm".

Allegedly, an almost entirely unknown and never aired telefilm produced in 1978 for ABC contains many elements later used in this film, including the birth of "Ohhhhh, fudge" (albeit spoken by Randy).

Source: Film / A Christmas Story
Though such a beautiful use of this trope seems tailor-made for film, only the 1996 ITV telefilm utilizes it in adaptation.

Source: Empathic Environment
Emma - A film adaptation of the novel, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, and a telefilm starring Kate Beckinsale.

Source: Films of the 1990s

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