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View synonyms for cinema
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.
Chiefly British., Also kinema 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 art or business of making films
films collectively
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Other Word Forms
- cinematic adjective
- cinematically adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cinema1
First recorded in 1895–1900; short for cinematograph
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cinema1
C19 (earlier spelling kinema ): shortened from cinematograph
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- movie theater
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