Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A movie theater.
- noun Movies collectively, especially when considered as an art form.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the art of creating motion pictures; ; -- often used in the phrase
the cinema . - noun a theater where motion pictures are shown.
- noun Chiefly Brit. same as
motion picture .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun countable a
film - noun countable a
movie theatre , amovie house - noun film, uncountable film or movies as a
group - noun film, uncountable the film and movie
industry - noun film, uncountable the
art of making films and movies
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a medium that disseminates moving pictures
- noun a theater where films are shown
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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English inherited film from its Germanic roots, but borrowed the word cinema from French.
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English inherited film from its Germanic roots, but borrowed the word cinema from French.
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That horror films are mainstream in cinema is now a given, and whatever cul-de-sac horror literature finds itself in is the one its publishers put it in by swaddling it all in shiny black covers, adorned with skulls and snakes and rats and typefaces dripping blood …
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The figure of the vampire in cinema is no stranger to permutation.
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Actually from an academic point of view, one thing about this film that I really like and indeed wish we would see more of in cinema, is the use of one musical group to do all the music and instramentals.
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The other reality depicted in American cinema is the gangsta reality – all Italians are mobsters; all blacks are street thugs; Latinos are non-existent or comedic.
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Graphic violence in the cinema is already an oft-discussed concern, but it's even more frightening to imagine audiences might start demanding real blood in their movies.
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Graphic violence in the cinema is already an oft-discussed concern, but it's even more frightening to imagine audiences might start demanding real blood in their movies.
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In terms of classical poetics, the cinema is an epic form that utilizes dramatic elements; this is determined by the technologies of the camera and editing.
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In terms of classical poetics, the cinema is an epic form that utilizes dramatic elements; this is determined by the technologies of the camera and editing.
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