picture show

[pik-cher shoh]

noun

Older Use.

1. a movie; motion picture.

2. a movie theater.

Word History and Origins

Origin of picture show¹

First recorded in 1865–70, in sense “exhibition of pictures” and in 1910–15 for current senses

Example Sentences

With a sigh, she notes she might soon see the last picture show as the nearly 70-year-old outdoor theater -- one of the few remaining drive-ins in the Washington area -- is on its way out, too.

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Spaniels are well known for their affectionate behaviour and the picture shows the puppies clambering around the prince.

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The picture shows the schoolboy prince smiling, set against a woodlands backdrop.

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Coming quite late, the "Hippodrome was was built in 1907 originally with a cinema in mind" as to take full advantage of the advent of modern cinema and growing popularity of picture shows.

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The picture shows the pair walking together near Corby's boating lake on 10 November.

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Related Words

• cinema 
• flick 
• footage 
• motion picture 
• picture 
• show