This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
cinema
[ sin-uh-muh ]
/ ˈsɪn ə mə /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
movies collectively, as an art: During the Great Depression, cinema provided psychological comfort, an escape from the harsh realities of daily life.
Also Older Spelling, kin·e·ma [kin-uh-muh] /ˈkɪn ə mə/ .Chiefly British. movie theater: Do you know if there is a cinema near the British Museum?
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
Origin of cinema
First recorded in 1895–1900; short for cinematograph
OTHER WORDS FROM cinema
cin·e·mat·ic [sin-uh-mat-ik], /ˌsɪn əˈmæt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby cinema
cine, cineangiography, cineaste, cine camera, cine film, cinema, cinemagoer, CinemaScope, cinematheque, cinematic, cinematics
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use cinema in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for cinema
cinema
/ (ˈsɪnɪmə) /
noun
mainly British
- a place designed for the exhibition of films
- (as modifier)a cinema seat
the cinema
- the art or business of making films
- films collectively
Derived forms of cinema
cinematic (ˌsɪnɪˈmætɪk), adjectivecinematically, adverbWord Origin for cinema
C19 (earlier spelling kinema): shortened from cinematograph
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