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filmic

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

Origin of filmic

First recorded in 1925–30; film + -ic
Related formsfilm·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Related Words for filmic

visual, pictorial, vivid, cinematic, accurate, detailed, faithful, graphic, lifelike, minute, natural, picturesque, precise, realistic, filmic

Examples from the Web for filmic

Contemporary Examples of filmic

  • The lawyers are chosen not just for their acumen but also with an eye toward the filmic.

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    July 25, 2010

British Dictionary definitions for filmic

filmic

adjective
  1. of or relating to films or the cinema
  2. having characteristics that are suggestive of films or the cinema
Derived Formsfilmically, adverb
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