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picture palace

British  

noun

  1. an old-fashioned name for 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

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About five years ago, a mystery woman dropped off a bin bag filled with almost 30 old ledgers detailing about 40 years of early activity at the picture palace.

From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2021

The picture palace in the center of Thailand’s capital, the city’s last standalone big-screen cinema, on Sunday screened its final offering.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 5, 2020

All of the proposed headsets will come with cinema apps that put the user inside a virtual picture palace with an ordinary flat screen.

From Economist ● Aug. 27, 2015

The Capitol was a rather gaunt, barn-like picture palace, with a wooden floor and seats covered with balding plush that gave off a curiously doggy smell.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 3, 2012

How well he spoke who coined the phrase The picture palace!

From Chimneysmoke by Christopher Morley

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