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the art or business of making a movie
- felt that the cinema was one of the most challenging and fulfilling forms of artistic expression
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a building or part of a building where movies are shown
- got a job cleaning the cinemas at the multiplex
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- fleapit
- [British],
- grind house
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“Cinema.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cinema. Accessed 19 Oct. 2020.
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The first known use of cinema was in 1909
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