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   cinema

   /ˈsɪnɪmə/

   noun

   • 1. a theatre where films are shown for public entertainment. British "I was weaned on a diet of Hollywood fantasy at my local cinema" Similar movie theatermovie housetrademark:cineplexinformal:fleapitdated:picture palacepicture theatrebioscopehistorical:nickelodeonthe picturesthe moviesinformal:the flicks
   • ▪ the production of films as an art or industry: British "one of the giants of British cinema" Similar filmspicturesmoviesmotion picturesinformal:the big screenthe silver screen

   Word Origin early 20th century: from French cinéma, abbreviation of cinématographe (see cinematograph).

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   What does cinema mean in English?

   • A cinema is another word for a movie theater. If you love films, you probably spend a lot of time at the cinema. It's more common to say cinema in Britain than in the United States, but any English speaker will know what you're talking about if you ask, "Want to go to the cinema?"

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   What does Cine mean?

   • cine, cine [masculine]… cinema, cinema [masculine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! CINEMA definition: 1. a theatre where people pay to watch films: 2. to go to watch a film: 3. films and the business….

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   What is the plural of cinema?

   • cinema (countable and uncountable, plural cinemas) The cinema is right across the street from the restaurant. (film, uncountable) Films collectively. Despite the critics, he produced excellent cinema. (film, uncountable) The film and movie industry. In the long history of Spanish cinema […] .

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   Where did the word cinema come from?

   • Borrowed from French cinéma, clipping of cinématographe (term coined by the Lumière brothers in the 1890s), from Ancient Greek κίνημα (kínēma, “movement”) + γράφω (gráphō, “write, record”). Compare German Kino (“cinema”), ultimately from the same Greek source. cinema (countable and uncountable, plural cinemas)

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   What is a cinema & why is it so important?

   • The cinema remains what it has been for the past century - a pre-timed showing of a film in a public location on a pay-as-you-go basis. Several of the conglomerates also purchased stakes in theater chains and helped rationalize movie exhibitions by developing multiscreen cinema complexes at shopping malls.

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   What does cinema m mean?

   • cinema m (plural cinemes) Borrowed from French cinéma, ultimately from Ancient Greek κίνημα (kínēma, “movement”). cinema m (plural cinema's, diminutive cinemaatje n) Borrowed from French cinéma, from Ancient Greek κίνημα (kínēma, “movement”). cinema m (invariable) Il cinema è una lingua universale. — Pier Paolo Pasolini

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCINEMA | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Cinema is a noun that can mean a theatre where people watch films, or films and the business of making them. Learn more about the meaning, usage and pronunciation of cinema with examples and translations.

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     CINEMA meaning: 1. a theatre where people pay to watch...

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     cinema definicja: 1. a theatre where people pay to watch...

   • Cinema: Korean Translation

     CINEMA translate: 극장, 영화 산업. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Cinema: Thai Translation

     cinema translate: โรงภาพยนตร์, การถ่ายภาพยนตร์. Learn more...

   • Cinema: Catalan Translation

     CINEMA translate: cinema, cinema. Learn more in the...

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   Definition of cinema noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Cinema is a noun that can mean movies collectively, as an art, or a movie theater. It is also a shortened form of cinematograph, a device for projecting moving images.

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   The meaning of CINEMA is motion picture —usually used attributively. How to use cinema in a sentence.

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   Cinema is a noun that can mean a building where you watch movies or the art or business of making movies. Learn more about the meaning, usage and translations of cinema in different languages.

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   noun. a medium that disseminates moving pictures. “this story would be good cinema ” synonyms: celluloid, film. see more. types: silver screen. the film industry. type of: medium. a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information. noun. a theater where films are shown.

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   Oct 7, 2024 · cinema (countable and uncountable, plural cinemas) (countable) A movie theatre, a movie house. Synonyms: (UK) pictures, (chiefly US) moviehouse, movies, (chiefly US) movie theater, (rare) movie theatre. The cinema is right across the street from the restaurant. (film, uncountable) Films collectively.