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cinema
[ sin-uh-muh ]
noun
- movies collectively, as an art:
During the Great Depression, cinema provided psychological comfort, an escape from the harsh realities of daily life.
- Also Older Spelling, 쾱·· []. Chiefly British. movie theater:
Do you know if there is a cinema near the British Museum?
cinema
/ ˈsɪnɪmə; ˌsɪnɪˈmætɪk /
noun
- a place designed for the exhibition of films
- ( as modifier )
a cinema seat
- the cinema
- the art or business of making films
- films collectively
Derived Forms
- cinematic, adjective
- ˌԱˈپ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ··· [sin-, uh, -, mat, -ik], adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of cinema1
Word History and Origins
Origin of cinema1
Example Sentences
The theater proves that it can do nearly anything the cinema can do with the right design team, directorial imagination and technological know-how.
“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.”
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.
If Hollywood continues to suffer the effects of the decline in cinema attendance, what happens to the larger city?
If that doesn't take your fancy, video game adaptation Until Dawn is out in cinemas on Friday.
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