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speakie temporary. (ˈspiːkɪ) [f. speak v. + -ie, after movie, talkie.] A stage play in contrast to a (silent) film; rarely, = talkie. Usu. pl.1921 J. M. Barrie Let. 18 Sept. (1942) 192 The ordinary stage drama he [sc. Charlie Chaplin] called the ‘Speakies’. 1927 Observer 24 Apr. 15/1 She prophesied ...
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talkie
talkie colloq. (orig. U.S.). Now Hist. (ˈtɔːkɪ) [f. talk v. + -ie, after movie.] a. A talking film, as opp. to a silent film. Freq. in pl. (esp. the talkies). Cf. speakie.1913 Writer's Bull. Mar. 9 The silent ‘Movies’, so popular to-day, will become tame in comparison with the ‘Talkies’. 1921 Daily ...
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