scopitone
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Scopitone_02.jpg/220px-Scopitone_02.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]1960s, marketing name, from Ancient Greek σκοπεῖν (skopeîn, “to watch”) + ton (“tone”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]scopitone m (plural scopitones)
- (historical) type of jukebox featuring a 16 mm film component
- 2005, “Thé à la menthe”, performed by La Caution:
- Dans un bar à Barbès, thé à la menthe, couscous et tajine à la carte / Plus de scopitone pour Mouloud et Saïd, Abdallah
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (by extension) videoclip produced for this device
Further reading
[edit]scopitone on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr