bioscope
Americannoun
noun
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a kind of early film projector
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a South African word for cinema
Etymology
Origin of bioscope
Example Sentences
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In becoming a movie house, the Olympic reverts to the building's previous life as Byfield Hall, a historic entertainment venue whose attractions included the bioscope, an early form of cinema.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2013
Or rather, back of the "bioscope," a word for the cinema in South Africa in the old days.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2013
Then of course there are the usual popular amusements—the inevitable bioscope, the gramophone, and all sorts of shows.
From Southern Spain by Calvert, A. F. (Albert Frederick)
From this was developed the popular toy which as the zoötrope or bioscope became familiar everywhere.
From The Photoplay A Psychological Study by Münsterberg, Hugo
There was a bioscope, of course; there is always a bioscope; we had found one even in the tiny town of Medan, in Sumatra.
From Appearances Being Notes of Travel by Dickinson, G. Lowes (Goldsworthy Lowes)
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