motion picture vs silent picture

silent picture vs motion picture

motion picture and silent picture both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
motion picture	Yes	No	No	No
silent picture	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, silent picture is a hyponym of motion picture; that is, silent picture is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than motion picture:

motion picture: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
silent picture: a movie without a soundtrack

Other hyponyms of motion picture include telefilm, feature, feature film, final cut, home movie, collage film, coming attraction, shoot-'em-up, short subject, docudrama, documentary, documentary film, infotainment, cinema verite, film noir, skin flick, rough cut, silent movie, silents, slow motion, talkie, talking picture, 3-D, 3D, three-D, musical, musical comedy, musical theater, co-production, family film, family movie.

motion picture (noun)	silent picture (noun)
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement	a movie without a soundtrack

Difference between motion picture and silent picture

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