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   Cin·e·ma

   /ˈsinəmə/

   

   noun

   • 1. a theater where movies are shown for public entertainment; a movie theater: British "I was weaned on a diet of Hollywood fantasy at my local cinema" Similar movie theatermovie housetrademark:cineplexinformal:fleapitdated:picture palacepicture theaterbioscopehistorical:nickelodeonthe picturesthe moviesinformal:the flicks
   • ▪ the production of movies as an art or industry: British "the history of American cinema" Similar filmspicturesmoviesmotion picturesinformal:the big screenthe silver screen

   Word Origin early 20th century: from French cinéma, abbreviation of cinématographe (see cinematograph).

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   What does cinema mean in English?

   • (especially British English) ( North American English usually movie theater, theater, movie house) in a cinema The film has just opened in cinemas across the UK. We were sitting in the cinema, waiting for the film to begin. at a cinema a screening at a cinema in Leicester Square in London Want to learn more?

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   What does Cine mean?

   • cine, cine [masculine]… cinema, cinema [masculine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! CINEMA definition: 1. a theatre where people pay to watch films: 2. to go to watch a film: 3. films and the business….

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   What is a cinema & why is it so important?

   • The cinema remains what it has been for the past century - a pre-timed showing of a film in a public location on a pay-as-you-go basis. Several of the conglomerates also purchased stakes in theater chains and helped rationalize movie exhibitions by developing multiscreen cinema complexes at shopping malls.

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   Are cinemas a community centre or club?

   • Indeed, most cinemas were small, owned and managed by eminent local men, and could be considered as a sort of community centre or club. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

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   Definitions of cinema. noun. a medium that disseminates moving pictures. “this story would be good cinema ”. synonyms: celluloid, film. see more. noun. a theater where films are shown. synonyms: movie house, movie theater, movie theatre, picture palace.

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