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cinema
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cin·e·ma  (sn-m)
n.
1.
a. A film or movie.
b. A movie theater.
2.
a. Films or movies considered as a group.
b. The film or movie industry.
3. The art or technique of making films or movies; filmmaking.

[French cinéma, short for cinématograph; see cinematograph.]

cine·matic (sn-mtk) adj.
cine·mati·cal·ly adv.

cinema
Noun
1. a place designed for showing films
2. the cinema
a. the art or business of making films
b. films collectively [shortened from cinematograph]
cinematic adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cinemacinema - a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events"
cut-in, insert - (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film
artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
MacGuffin, McGuffin - (film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot; "the McGuffin was a key element of Alfred Hitchcock's films"
medium - a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
silver screen - the film industry
2.cinemacinema - a theater where films are shown      
bioscope - a South African movie theater
fleapit - an old shabby movie theater
multiplex - a movie theater than has several different auditoriums in the same building
theater, theatre, house - a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full"

cinema
noun 1. pictures, movies, picture-house, flicks (slang)
noun 2. films, pictures, movies, the big screen (informal) motion pictures, the silver screen
Translations

cinema [ˈsɪnəmə] ncine m
cinema [ˈsɪnəmə] ncinéma m
cinema [ˈsɪnəmə] nKino nt;
(film-making) → Film m
cinema [ˈsɪnəmə] ncinema m inv

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