cinematheque
[ sin-uh-muh-tek ]
/ ˌsɪn ə məˈtɛk /
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noun
a movie theater, often part of a university or private archive, showing experimental or historically important films.
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Also cin·é·ma·thèque [French see-ney-ma-tek]. /French si neɪ maˈtɛk/.
Words nearby cinematheque
cine film, cinefluorography, cinema, cinemagoer, CinemaScope, cinematheque, cinematic, cinematics, cinematize, cinematog., cinematograph
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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.
They begged him to ride the chopper that was in the window of the Frank Gehry-designed Cinematheque building.
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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