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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?

   • 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…. 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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3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cinemaCinema Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of CINEMA is motion picture —usually used attributively. How to use cinema in a sentence.

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › cinemaCINEMA | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Cinema definition: movies collectively, as an art. See examples of CINEMA used in a sentence.

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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.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCINEMA definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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    1 day ago · 1. countable noun. A cinema is a place where people go to watch films for entertainment . [mainly British] The country has relatively few cinemas. regional note: in AM, usually use movie theater, movie house. 2. singular noun. You can talk about the cinema when you are talking about seeing a film in a cinema. [mainly British]