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moviegoing

[ moo-vee-goh-ing ]
/ ˈmu viˌgoʊ ɪŋ /
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noun
the practice or act of going to see motion pictures.
adjective
characterized by going to see motion pictures often: the moviegoing public.
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Origin of moviegoing

First recorded in 1935–40; movie + going

OTHER WORDS FROM moviegoing

mov·ie·go·er, noun
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