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a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
- there was much excitement when it was announced that the popular children's book would be turned into a movie
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movies plural
the art or business of making a movie
- many a small-town girl has gone to Hollywood, dreaming of making it big in the movies
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The first known use of movie was in 1909
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