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filmic

[ fil-mik ]
/ ˈfɪl mɪk /
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adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of motion pictures: a filmic adaptation of a novel.
containing characteristics resembling those of motion pictures.
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Origin of filmic

First recorded in 1925–30; film + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM filmic

film·i·cal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for filmic

filmic
/ (ˈfɪlmɪk) /

adjective
of or relating to films or the cinema
having characteristics that are suggestive of films or the cinema

Derived forms of filmic

filmically, adverb
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