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cinema
Synonyms and Antonyms of cinema
1 the art or business of making a movie felt that the cinema was one of the most challenging and fulfilling forms of artistic expression Synonyms big screen, movie, film, filmdom, filmland, filmmaking, moviemaking, pictures, screen, silver screenRelated Words Bollywood, Hollywood; showbiz, show business
2 a building or part of a building where movies are shown got a job cleaning the cinemas at the multiplex Synonyms theater, playhouseRelated Words nickelodeon; megaplex, multiplex, plex (or 'plex); art house, art theater, cinematheque; fleapit [British], grind house; drive-in
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