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megaplex

American

[meg-uh-pleks] / ˈmɛg əˌplɛks /

noun

a large building containing many movie theaters, usually more than a dozen.

megaplex British

/ ˈmɛɡəˌplɛks /

noun

1. a cinema complex containing a large number of separate screens, and usually a restaurant or bar
2. ( as modifier )
  
  a megaplex cinema

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of megaplex

1990–95; mega- + -plex

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Would I find diehard Nolanheads mingling with pink-clad Gerwig stans at their local megaplex?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2023

Some older moviegoers simply have not returned to the local megaplex, industry executives told Reuters.

From Reuters ● Jan. 26, 2023

What’s needed is a one-stop virtual indie megaplex, something like the independent film version of bookshop.org, an e-commerce website that’s easy to use and helps small companies.

From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2020

They constitute a small, oft-forgotten flicker in today’s movie ecosystem that hardly competes with the megawatt glare of the megaplex and the nation’s 5,500 indoor theaters.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 20, 2020

Movie posters are plastered on dorm rooms, scaffolding under construction sites and megaplex hallways.

From Washington Post

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