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Meaning of soundie | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A short musical film of the 1940s, a precursor to the music video.

Examples

“Terenzio, MacGillivray, and Okudo identify⟳ this production as a soundie made in early March⟳ 1942, entitled "A Zoot Suit⟳ (with a Reat Pleat)" and starring Dorothy Dandridge and Paul White[…]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

soundiness Sounding sounding balloon sounding board sounding line sounding machine

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