movie
[ moo-vee ]
/ ˈmu vi /
noun
motion-picture theater (often preceded by the): The movie is next-door to the hardware store.
movies,
- motion pictures, as an industry (usually preceded by the): The movies have had to raise prices.
- motion pictures, as a genre of art or entertainment: gangster movies.
- the exhibition of a motion pictures: an evening at the movies.
Origin of movie
First recorded in 1905–10;
mov(ing picture) +
-ie
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Word Origin for movie
C20: from
mov (
ing picture) +
-ie