cinema

Definition

A movie theatre, a movie house.

Etymology

Borrowed from French cinéma, clipping of cinématographe (term coined by the Lumière brothers in the 1890s), from Ancient Greek κίνημα (kínēma, “movement”) + γράφω (gráphō, “write, record”). Compare German Kino (“cinema”), ultimately from the same Greek source.

Example Sentences

• "The cinema is right across the street from the restaurant."
• "Despite the critics, he produced excellent cinema."
• "In the long history of Spanish cinema[…]."

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