cinema
movies collectively, as an art: During the Great Depression, cinema provided psychological comfort, an escape from the harsh realities of daily life.
Also Older Spelling, kin·e·ma [kin-uh-muh] /ˈkɪn ə mə/ .Chiefly British. movie theater: Do you know if there is a cinema near the British Museum?
Origin of cinema
1Other words from cinema
- cin·e·mat·ic [sin-uh-mat-ik], /ˌsɪn əˈmæt ɪk/, adjective
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How to use cinema in a sentence
And not for the Franais only, or for the Opra Comique, and concerts, and kinemas.
To Tell You the Truth | Leonard Merrick
British Dictionary definitions for cinema
/ (ˈsɪnɪmə) /
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
Origin of cinema
1Derived forms of cinema
- cinematic (ˌsɪnɪˈmætɪk), adjective
- cinematically, adverb
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