cinema
cin·e·ma
noun \ˈsi-nə-mə, British also -ˌmä\Definition of CINEMA
1
a : motion picture —usually used attributively b : a motion-picture theater
2
a : movies; especially : the film industry b : the art or technique of making motion pictures
See Examples of CINEMA
- a student of French cinema
- We drove by the cinema to see what was playing.
Origin of CINEMA
short for cinematograph
First Known Use: 1909
Related to CINEMA
Synonyms: big screen, movie, film, filmdom, filmland, filmmaking, moviemaking, pictures, screen, silver screen
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