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bioscope

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bi·o·scope  (b-skp)
n.
An early movie projector.
bioscope [ˈbaɪəˌskəʊp]
n
1. (Performing Arts) a kind of early film projector
2. (Performing Arts) a South African word for cinema
bioscope
1. a film projector of the early 20th century.
2. British. a motion-picture theater.
See also: Films
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Noun1.bioscope - a South African movie theater
movie house, movie theater, movie theatre, picture palace, cinema - a theater where films are shown
2.bioscope - a kind of early movie projector
cine projector, film projector, movie projector - projects successive frames from a reel of film to create moving pictures
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Beginning by showing films in the fairgrounds of South Wales, with a portable bioscope (cinema) show, he began making his own films in 1901 Movies including A Desperate Poaching Affray in 1903.
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He also travelled around showing educational films brought from the US, which became known as "Plaatje's bioscope.
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The Mercia Bioscope (No 107) is available for pounds 3, including postage, from Mervyn Gould, 29 Blackbrook Court, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 5UA.
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