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cinema

[sin-uh-muh]

noun

  1. movies collectively, as an art.

    During the Great Depression, cinema provided psychological comfort, an escape from the harsh realities of daily life.

  2. Chiefly British.,  Also kinema movie theater.

    Do you know if there is a cinema near the British Museum?



cinema

/ ˈsɪnɪmə, ˌsɪnɪˈmætɪk /

noun

    1. a place designed for the exhibition of films

    2. ( as modifier )

      a cinema seat

    1. the art or business of making films

    2. films collectively

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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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