Definition of movie
1 : motion picture
2 movies plural : a showing of a motion picture
3 movies plural : the motion-picture medium or industry
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Examples of movie in a Sentence
He wants to work in the movies.
a career in the movies
Recent Examples of movie from the Web
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None other than the movie's stars Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, and China Anne McClain, of course.
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Meanwhile, the Prime membership offers not just TV shows and movies but also music from such artists as Coldplay, Adele and Bruno Mars.
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As for the Medway Queen, the ship returned to its work as a pleasure boat at the end of the war and even appeared in several movies.
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Forget how many movies stuff like this happens in and try to imagine it as real: a man without teeth refusing release.
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At 298 feet long, Angel’s Flight is the world’s shortest railway, with a long, fascinating history that includes appearances in countless TV shows and movies, most recently La La Land.
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When the film marked its 50th anniversary in 2013, Landau recalled the monumentally mediocre movie’s other headlining scandal: Elizabeth Taylor’s adulterous affair with Burton.
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But then Charlize Theron, action movie veteran from Mad Max: Fury Road, Aeon Flux, and more, walked onto set.
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But even Valerian's lackluster plot isn't this movie's biggest problem—and unfortunately the problem is right there in the title.
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Origin and Etymology of movie
moving picture
MOVIE Defined for English Language Learners
movie
playDefinition of movie for English Language Learners
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: a recording of moving images that tells a story and that people watch on a screen or television
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the movies : a showing of a movie in a theater; also : a movie theater
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: the business of making movies : the film industry
MOVIE Defined for Kids
movie
playDefinition of movie for Students
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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