motion-picture show
- noun
- /ˈmoʊʃən ˈpɪkʧər ʃoʊ/
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película
- We went to a motion-picture show last night.
Examples
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They decided to watch a motion-picture show at the historic theater downtown.
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Attending a motion-picture show was a favorite pastime for her grandparents.
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The popularity of the motion-picture show has grown tremendously since the early 20th century.
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Did you enjoy the motion-picture show?
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Watching a motion-picture show is a great way to escape into different stories and worlds.
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Many families enjoy going to a motion-picture show on the weekends as a form of entertainment.
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At the motion-picture show, the audience laughed and cried together as the story unfolded.
Synonyms
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1.0
A story told with moving pictures on a screen
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1.0
A story shown as moving images in a cinema or on screen
691
7.7
A movie shown on a screen in a theatre or at home
83
3.0
A story that uses moving images and sound, like a movie
81
4.1
A casual word for a movie you watch at a cinema
16
8.1
A movie shown in a cinema or on screen
10
2.5
A film shown in a cinema for people to watch
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3.5
A movie shown on a screen that tells a story
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2.1
A time when people can watch a film or play
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5.5
A show that tells a story with moving images and sound like a movie
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9.9
An old word for a movie from the early days of film
How Entertaining
81
2.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
motion-picture + show
The sense 'a film screening' is directly derivable from the parts: 'motion-picture' literally denotes moving images (motion + picture) and 'show' denotes a presentation, so a B1 learner who knows those constituents can infer a screening of moving images. This compositional pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, making the expression fully transparent.
Etymology
Motion-picture show comes from the early days of movies, when people watched a 'show' of pictures that moved on a screen. The name joins motion (movement) and picture (an image) to give a clear image of entertainment with moving images, so it means a 'film' or 'movie' today.