Etymology

ecranisation

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Today it means: An adaptation of a book, story, or other form of written or graphic work into a film. Full definition →

French écran
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The story

  1. French · derived fromécran“screen”
  2. English todayecranisation

From French écran (“screen”) + -isation.

Words from the same roots

Frenchécran all →

ekranoplan

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