Definition of cinema
1a : motion picture —usually used attributivelyb : a motion-picture theater
2a : movies; especially : the film industryb : the art or technique of making motion pictures
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Examples of cinema in a Sentence
a student of French cinema
We drove by the cinema to see what was playing.
Recent Examples of cinema from the Web
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Tourists flock to the RWM for its casino, shopping mall, cinema and theater.
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Cinemas in Beirut began removing the movie posters and cinema executives said the movie will not be shown because of the ban.
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The ban, which applies to inside areas of bars and restaurants as well as public places like cinemas, was approved by Parliament following years of heated debate and signed by President Milos Zeman, a chain smoker.
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Regarded as cinema’s most prestigious festival, Cannes is celebrating its 70th anniversary.
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A minor addition to the Korean action cinema canon, The Merciless offers thin pleasures in a glossy package.
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As the music cranked up, the revelers flowed through the space’s makeup counters and the cinema club, where guests climbed into a giant box of popcorn to pose for pictures.
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Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, The World's End) is one of modern cinema's most electric directors, and he's assembled a fantastic cast–
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Debuting in a science fiction cinema whose conception of artificial intelligence amounted to clunky chunks of rolling metal like Robby and Gort, the sophisticated, subtly neurotic HAL redefined Hollywood's portrayal of thinking machines.
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Origin and Etymology of cinema
short for cinematograph
First Known Use: 1909
CINEMA Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of cinema for English Language Learners
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: the film industry
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: the art or technique of making movies
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: a movie theater
CINEMA Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of cinema for Students
1 : a movie theater What's playing at the cinema?
2 : the movie industry She had a long career in the cinema.
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