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cinema

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As a noun, cinema means a movie theatre, a movie house.

Meanings of cinema

6 meanings

A movie theatre, a movie house
“The cinema is right across the street from the restaurant.”
filmFilms collectively.
“Despite the critics, he produced excellent cinema.”
filmThe film and movie industry.
“In the long history of Spanish cinema [...].”
filmThe art of making films and movies; cinematography
“Throughout the history of cinema, filmmakers [...].”
A medium that disseminates moving pictures
“theater pieces transferred to celluloid”
“this story would be good cinema”
“film coverage of sporting events”
Similar: film, celluloid
A theater where films are shown
Similar: movie theater, movie theatre, movie house, picture palace

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

noun: a medium that disseminates moving pictures

noun: a theater where films are shown

movie theatermovie theatremovie housepicture palace

Scrabble & Words With Friends: valid word10 points before bonuses.6 letters.