cinematheque
[ sin-uh-muh-tek ]
/ ˌsɪn ə məˈtɛk /
noun
a motion-picture theater, often part of a university or private archive, showing experimental or historically important films.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
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Words nearby cinematheque
cineaste, cinefluorography, cinema, cinemagoer, cinemascope, cinematheque, cinematics, cinematize, cinematog., cinematograph, cinematographer
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Example sentences from the Web for cinematheque
The Cinematheque Francaise had the genius idea to bring over this exhibit.
He returned home to Venice, and the Cinematheque show went on for six months.
British Dictionary definitions for cinematheque
cinematheque
/ (ˌsɪnɪməˈtɛk) /
noun
a small intimate cinema
Word Origin for cinematheque
C20: from French cinémathèque film library, from cinema + (biblio) thèque library
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