movie
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Definition of movie
1 : a recording of moving images that tells a story and that people watch on a screen or television : motion picture watched a movie after dinner a movie about the Civil War an action movie
2 movies plural : a showing of a motion picture especially in a theater went to the movies last Friday also : a theater that shows movies What's playing at the movies?
3 movies plural : the business of making movies : the motion-picture medium or industry
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Synonyms
film, flick, flicker, motion picture, moving picture, picture
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The credit expires on December 6, and is only good for apps and games, not movies or books. — Michael Simon, PCWorld, "Google offers Pixel 3XL users free Play Store credit, promises bug fixes 'in the coming weeks'," 6 Nov. 2018 When choosing a Halloween costume, nothing provides more inspiration than you're fave TV show or movie. — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, "Lara Jean Covey from “To All the Boys I've Loved Before” is Bringing Asian-American Representation to Halloween," 29 Oct. 2018 Hallmark Christmas movie season is officially here, and returning to the screen for another festive performance is actress Jessica Lowndes. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "Here's Why Jessica Lowndes of Hallmark's 'Christmas at Pemberley Manor' Looks So Familiar," 27 Oct. 2018 On super long trips, movies and music will only go so far. — Nadine Jolie Courtney, Redbook, "Genius Ways to Keep Your Kids Busy on Road Trips," 16 Aug. 2018 Now, the managers told the Anchorage Daily News the memorabilia will likely go back to its owner, and residents will have to find their movies another way. — Abigail Abrams, Time, "There Will Only Be 1 Blockbuster in America Soon," 12 July 2018 Johnson said at the New York premiere of his latest movie, Skyscraper, on Tuesday. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "The Rock Rules Out 2020 Run," 12 July 2018 Most of the characters in this movie live primarily in one of two worlds. — Samantha Powell, The Cut, "Sorry to Bother You’s Costume Designer on Dressing Tessa Thompson," 10 July 2018 Just as the movie was about to start, Deputy Pratt introduced his brother, who came up through the hallway casually eating popcorn, according to the Vacaville Reporter. — Rebecca Bratek, CBS News, ""Jurassic World" star Chris Pratt surprises charity screening benefitting kids with cancer," 26 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'movie.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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movie
noun
English Language Learners Definition of movie
: a recording of moving images that tells a story and that people watch on a screen or television
the movies : a showing of a movie in a theater; also : a movie theater
: the business of making movies : the film industry
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Kids Definition of movie
1 : a story represented in motion pictures an action movie
2 : a showing of a movie —often used in pl. We went to the movies last night.
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