cinema

[ sin-uh-muh ]
/ ˈsɪn ə mə /
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noun

Chiefly British. motion picture.
the cinema, motion pictures collectively, as an art.
Chiefly British. a motion-picture theater.

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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/, adjectivecin·e·mat·i·cal·ly, adverbun·cin·e·mat·ic, adjective

Words nearby cinema

cine-, cineangiocardiography, cineangiography, cineaste, cinefluorography, cinema, cinemagoer, cinemascope, cinematheque, cinematics, cinematize
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Words related to cinema

film, drive-in, show, pictures, bijou, playhouse, cine, nabes, photoplay

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British Dictionary definitions for cinema

cinema
/ (ˈsɪnɪmə) /

noun

mainly British
  1. a place designed for the exhibition of films
  2. (as modifier)a cinema seat
the cinema
  1. the art or business of making films
  2. films collectively

Derived forms of cinema

cinematic (ˌsɪnɪˈmætɪk), adjectivecinematically, adverb

Word Origin for cinema

C19 (earlier spelling kinema): shortened from cinematograph
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