cinema

noun

(countable) A movie theatre, a movie house.

(film, uncountable) Films collectively.

(film, uncountable) The film and movie industry.

(film, countable, uncountable) The art of making films and movies; cinematography.

(Internet slang, uncountable) A sophisticated or exemplary film, representative of the art of cinema.

(by extension, humorous) Any media or event that is exemplary.

Roots

kineincine- · Greek · to move

Synonyms for cinema

filmn cine cinematograph kinematograph photoplayadj talkien photodrama newsreeln documentaryn technicolorn

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