multiplex
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈmʌltɪˌplɛks/
- Specialized
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complejo cinematográfico
- Families enjoy dining at the multiplex since it offers both entertainment and food options.
- go to a multiplex
- films at the multiplex
- a multiplex theater
I'm thinking of being from a small town and there was the Multiplex.
- I'm thinking of being from a small town and there was the Multiplex.
- I think it's the place that bothers me is is not the the multiplexes because they can they have enough screens to make this work.
- Now sing Drought in the heartland, death in the Multiplex, Rough in the heart.
Examples
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Last weekend, we went to the new multiplex to see two movies back-to-back.
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"Blair witch" fans are not only flocking to the multiplex, they're flooding the little town of burkittsville, md.
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Have you ever walked up to a multiplex and just picked a movie?
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And everyone went to the multiplex, and that little theater died.
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Every tiny town has a theater, and then the multiplex came in.
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At a multiplex, it's fun to wander in and out of different movies.
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Friday's attack began shortly after midnight at the multiplex theater.
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The theater was purchased by the city in 1991 and completely renovated and made into a multiplex theater with four auditoriums.
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It's official, Cary's gem of an art-house multiplex, the Galaxy Cinema, has announced that they will be closing the doors this weekend.
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The first was at an arthouse theater in Montclair, NJ, the second at a multiplex theater in Clifton, NJ.
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Synonyms
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1.0
A building where people go to watch movies on a big screen
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1.0
A building where people go to watch films on a screen
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1.6
A building where people go to watch movies
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3.4
A large movie theater with many screens showing different films at the same time
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6.3
A building where people go to watch films
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4.9
A very large movie theater with many screens showing different films
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8.9
An old-fashioned cinema where films are shown to the public
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9.9
A building where people go to watch films
A cinema with several rooms showing different films
Compounds
- Specialized
A rare inherited condition that causes severe bone problems and often learning difficulties
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A way of doing two or more tasks at the same time by sharing resources
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Small yellow bumps of fat under the skin, often on elbows and knees, that happen when blood fat is high
How Many Screens
- US
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4.9
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7
4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
multiplex = multiplex (semi-transparent) = multi + plex
The noun is a converted use of the adjective 'multiplex', and the cinema sense is a conventional extension to a building with multiple screens.
Etymology
Multiplex comes from the parts multi- 'many' and -plex 'fold', like in the words multiple and complex. So a multiplex cinema is a building with many screens or rooms that show different films at the same time.