cine

¹ American  

[sin-ee, sin-ey] / ˈsɪn i, ˈsɪn eɪ /

Or ciné

noun

1. a film; movie.

2. a movie theater.

   I was surprised to run into Charlie at the cine—I thought he didn't like art films.

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cine- ² American  

1. a combining form meaning “motion picture,” used in the formation of compound words.

   cineradiograph.

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cine- British  

combining form

1. indicating motion picture or cinema

   cine camera

   cinephotography

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Etymology

Origin of cine¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; short for cinema

Origin of cine-²

Extracted from cinema

Example Sentences

Mr Cheyne said he used to be in the Royal Navy and had lots of reels of his own cine footage.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2024

También hizo el servicio militar obligatorio en Israel, trabajó como hacker ético, fue consultor de cine y televisión y ganó el concurso de relatos Moth GrandSlam.

From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2023

The idea was to show the amateur cine films made by club members at their regular meetings or at various summer outings.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2023

No sería la primera vez que el Jungle Cruise de Disneyland se inspira en el cine.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2021

“Come on, Ada Belle—” “That’s a fact, Jean Louise. Betcha the only reason Fran- cine ain’t is she ain’t started yet.”

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

Related Words

• cinema
• feature
• film
• flick
• motion picture
• picture
• show
• videotape