cinema

[ sin-uh-muh ]

/ ˈsɪn ə mə /

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noun

the cinema, motion pictures collectively, as an art.

Chiefly British. a motion-picture theater.

Nearby words

cine-, cineangiocardiography, cineangiography, cineaste, cinefluorography, cinema, cinemagoer, cinemascope, cinematheque, cinematic, cinematics

Origin of cinema

First recorded in 1895–1900; short for cinematograph

Related forms

cin·e·mat·ic

[sin-uh-mat-ik] /ˌsɪn əˈmæt ɪk/, adjectivecin·e·mat·i·cal·ly, adverbun·cin·e·mat·ic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for cinema

In response to the screen quota cut, South Korea established a “cinema tax” on the box office.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Forty-two years after its debut, The Godfather casts a long shadow over American cinema.
The Alterna-‘Godfather’: ‘A Most Violent Year’|Nick Schager|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
President Park understood the power of cinema as propaganda.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cinema Services gave him the heads-up that Sony was going forward with the December 25 release.
The Inside Story of How Sony’s ‘The Interview’ Finally Made It to Theaters|Marlow Stern|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He was able to move back and forth from the stage to the cinema.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A Grimsby lady who has just celebrated her hundredth birthday states that she has never visited a cinema theatre.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Oct. 3, 1917|Various
If the cinema wants stories from novelists let it take them from the printed books.
Roving East and Roving West|E. V. Lucas
Answer: The direct result of the American cinema acting upon a weak mind.
Bliss, and Other Stories|Katherine Mansfield
In the years immediately preceding the war the cinema demands an evergrowing if not altogether appreciative attention.
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. IV of IV.|Charles L. Graves
I cannot pretend to have learned much about the cinema on such a brief visit, but I acquired a few facts.
Adventures and Enthusiasms|E. V. Lucas

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

cinematic (ˌsɪnɪˈmætɪk), adjectivecinematically, adverb

Word Origin for cinema

C19 (earlier spelling kinema): shortened from cinematograph

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