movie
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mov·ie

noun \ˈmü-vē\

Definition of MOVIE

2
plural : a showing of a motion picture
3
plural : the motion-picture medium or industry

Examples of MOVIE

  1. He wants to work in the movies.
  2. a career in the movies

Origin of MOVIE

moving picture
First Known Use: 1911

Other Pictures (on film) Terms

daguerreotype, emulsion, fill, sepia, still, stop

Rhymes with MOVIE

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