cinema
[ sin-uh-muh ]
/ ˈsɪn ə mə /
noun
Chiefly British.
motion picture.
the cinema,
motion pictures collectively, as an art.
Chiefly British.
a motion-picture theater.
Origin of cinema
First recorded in 1895–1900; short for
cinematograph
OTHER WORDS FROM cinema
cin·e·mat·ic [sin-uh-mat-ik] /ˌsɪn əˈmæt ɪk/, adjective cin·e·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb un·cin·e·mat·ic, adjectiveWords nearby cinema
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British Dictionary definitions for cinema
cinema
/ (ˈsɪnɪmə) /
noun
mainly British
- a place designed for the exhibition of films
- (as modifier)a cinema seat
the cinema
- the art or business of making films
- films collectively
Derived forms of cinema
cinematic (ˌsɪnɪˈmætɪk), adjective cinematically, adverbWord Origin for cinema
C19 (earlier spelling
kinema): shortened from
cinematograph