cinema
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- noun
- /ˈsɪnəmə/
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cine
- Last Saturday, we enjoyed a romantic film at the local cinema.
- go to the cinema
- shown in cinemas
- theater or cinema
And by the end, when they left the cinema, they felt better.
- And by the end, when they left the cinema, they felt better.
- Now, bear in mind cinemas don't pay for the film.
- And the the the crowd in the cinema, they were there for the the first showing.
- But, you know, theatres and cinemas and clubs and music venues, they're still closed.
- The last one, I want a cinema room, but the actors are there.
Examples
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I nudged my wife in the darkened cinema and exclaimed, "That's my Uncle Abby."
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I asked him if I might go to the cinema with my girlfriend.
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And by the end, when they left the cinema, they felt better.
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So things like going to the cinema, normal things like that I can no longer do.
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In Germany, the cinema is very popular.
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My sister worked at a cinema when she was younger.
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The cinema was almost empty.
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I found my solace in the small cinema I went to every Thursday night.
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Have you ever been to the Stallion Showcase Cinema on 21 st street?
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Nowadays I can't afford so much to go to the cinema.
Synonyms
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A building where people go to see plays or movies
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A building where people go to watch movies on a big screen
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A building where people go to watch movies
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A cinema with several screens that shows different films at the same time
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A large movie theater with many screens showing different films at the same time
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A building where people go to watch films
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A building where people go to watch movies
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A very large movie theater with many screens showing different films
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A building where people go to watch films
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An old-fashioned cinema where films are shown to the public
A cinema with several rooms showing different films
Compounds
- Specialized
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A film style that shows real life and ordinary people using simple, natural camera work
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Cinema comes from the Greek word kinema meaning 'movement', because films are moving pictures. That's why a cinema is a place to go and watch that 'movement' on a big screen.