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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In the eyes of Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, Amazon.com seems to fall somewhere between horror-movie character Freddy Krueger and Chtulhu, the legendary, multitentacled monster-god dreamed up by H.P. Lovecraft.
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Episode 3—As America votes, the Underwoods watch a movie.
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And the movie reboot of the '90s-era hit show is opening to bad reviews.
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Critics savaged the movie, giving only 30 percent positive reviews, according to Rottentomatoes.com.
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Anthony Rizzo and Kyle Schwarber, who sported attire replicating the characters from the hit movie, will be featured on a card.
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Well, now it’s Sofia and her buddies making a movie.
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As in the movies, the ride’s lobby is filled with more than 20 glowing specimen cases containing weird creatures, galactic weapons and artifacts.
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Though the film has already gone through its initial shoots, Avengers director Joss Whedon will step in to direct the movie through postproduction and the shooting of some additional scenes.
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Origin and Etymology of movie
moving picture
First Known Use: 1909
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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