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cine film

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noun

  1. US and Canadian term: movie film.  photographic film, wound on a spool, usually 8, 16, or 35 millimetres wide, up to several hundred metres long, and having one or two lines of sprocket holes along its length enabling it to be used in a cine camera

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The footage was found when an old cine film was transferred onto DVD for a man in Aberdeen.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2024

Then in the 1980s came videotape - which proved a threat to cine film.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2023

They split into two groups with Thursday nights becoming video nights while Friday evenings were kept for the main club activities with cine film.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2023

He recorded his own radio-style sci-fi sketches, and made silent comedy routines with a cine film club.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2022

There were also family photos and cine film.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2021

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