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cinema

cinema

99 1.1
The art of making and showing films
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪnəmə/
translation icon : cine
  • To the power of independent cinema.
  • film and cinema
  • documentary cinema
  • art and cinema

In particular, French cinema does that as well.

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Examples

Synonyms

movie
vscinema
  • US
1.0

A story told with moving pictures on a screen

treats moving images as a medium or art form not only one recording
film
vscinema
1.0

A story shown as moving images in a cinema or on screen

is the wider medium that includes many individual works and the art form
picture
vscinema
  • Archaic
691 7.7

A movie shown on a screen in a theatre or at home

is the modern medium and art form that uses moving images for stories
motion picture
vscinema
83 3.0

A story that uses moving images and sound, like a movie

is the medium as a whole rather than the single presented story
big screen
vscinema
38 3.0

A cinema where films are shown to many people

is the artistic medium that uses moving images to tell stories
picture show
vscinema
  • Archaic
10 2.5

A film shown in a cinema for people to watch

is the medium that produces and supports such public presentations
moving picture
vscinema
8 3.5

A movie shown on a screen that tells a story

focuses on the medium and its artistic role not just one example
moving-picture show
vscinema
  • Archaic
1 5.5

A show that tells a story with moving images and sound like a movie

is the overall medium and art form that allows these presentations
photoplay
vscinema
  • Archaic
1 9.9

An old word for a movie from the early days of film

is the modern and continuing medium using moving images for stories and art
2.9

A public show where moving pictures and sound tell a story, like a film at a cinema

is the broader medium that includes this type of staged screening

Compounds

cinema verite
  • Specialized
1 8.4

A film style that shows real life and ordinary people using simple, natural camera work

A very bad movie that makes cinema look worse

How Artistic

arthouse
1 6.9
cinema
99 1.1
film
1.0
movie
  • US
1.0

Surface Forms

cinema singular
cinemas plural

Etymology

Cinema comes from the Greek word kinema meaning 'movement', and it grew to mean the art and world of movies because filmmakers use movement and images to tell stories.