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cinema

[ sin-uh-muh ]

noun

  1. movies collectively, as an art:

    During the Great Depression, cinema provided psychological comfort, an escape from the harsh realities of daily life.

  2. Also Older Spelling, 쾱·· []. Chiefly British. movie theater:

    Do you know if there is a cinema near the British Museum?



cinema

/ ˈsɪnɪmə; ˌsɪnɪˈmætɪk /

noun

    1. a place designed for the exhibition of films
    2. ( as modifier )

      a cinema seat

  1. the cinema
    1. the art or business of making films
    2. films collectively
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • cinematic, adjective
  • ˌԱˈپ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ··· [sin-, uh, -, mat, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cinema1

First recorded in 1895–1900; short for cinematograph
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cinema1

C19 (earlier spelling kinema ): shortened from cinematograph
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The theater proves that it can do nearly anything the cinema can do with the right design team, directorial imagination and technological know-how.

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“We always had our minds on you, the audience, and felt a deep responsibility to entertain you, and move you in the way only cinema can.”

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Although the timing lent an additional element of cinema to the inherently dramatic event of a pope’s death, the news could hardly be called a surprise.

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If Hollywood continues to suffer the effects of the decline in cinema attendance, what happens to the larger city?

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If that doesn't take your fancy, video game adaptation Until Dawn is out in cinemas on Friday.

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