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cin·e·ma

(sĭn′ə-mə)

1. A movie theater.

2. Movies collectively, especially when considered as an art form.

[French cinéma, short for cinématographe; see cinematograph.]

cin′e·mat′ic (sĭn′ə-măt′ĭk) adj.

cin′e·mat′i·cal·ly adv.

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cinema

(ˈsɪnɪmə)

1. (Film) chiefly

a. a place designed for the exhibition of films

b. (as modifier): a cinema seat.

2. (Film) the cinema

a. the art or business of making films

b. films collectively

[C19 (earlier spelling kinema): shortened from cinematograph]

cinematic adj

ˌcineˈmatically adv

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cin•e•ma

(ˈsɪn ə mə)

n., pl. -mas.

1. the cinema, motion pictures, as an art or industry.

2. a motion-picture theater.

[1905–10; short for cinematograph]

cin`e•mat′ic (-ˈmæt ɪk) adj.

cin`e•mat′i•cal•ly, adv.

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Noun	1.	cinema - a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events" celluloid, film cut-in, insert - (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" MacGuffin, McGuffin - (film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot; "the McGuffin was a key element of Alfred Hitchcock's films" medium - a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information silver screen - the film industry
	2.	cinema - a theater where films are shown movie house, movie theater, movie theatre, picture palace bioscope - a South African movie theater fleapit - an old shabby movie theater multiplex - a movie theater than has several different auditoriums in the same building theater, theatre, house - a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full"

cinema

noun

1. pictures, movies, picture-house, flicks (slang) They decided to spend an evening at the cinema.

2. films, pictures, movies, big screen (informal), motion pictures, silver screen Contemporary African cinema has much to offer in its vitality and freshness.

Quotations
"Photography is truth. The cinema is truth 24 times per second" [Jean-Luc Godard Le Petit Soldat]
"A film must have a beginning, a middle and an end. But not necessarily in that order" [Jean-Luc Godard]
"To wish the movies to be articulate is about as sensible as wishing the drama to be silent" [George Jean Nathan]
"Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union" [Sam Goldwyn]

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Translations

سينماسينِما

kino

biograf

Kino Film

κινηματογράφος σινεμά

kinejo

cine

elokuvaelokuvateatterifilmi

cinéma film

kino

filmmozi

kvikmyndahús

cinema cinematografo

映画館

영화관

bioscoop cinema film

kino

kino film

cinema cinematografia filme

кино кинотеатр

kino

biograf

โรงภาพยนตร์

sinema film

rạp chiếu phim

电影院

cinema

[ˈsɪnəmə] (esp Brit)

A. N → cine m
the silent/talking cinema → el cine mudo/sonoro

B. CPD cinema complex N → cine m multisalas

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cinema

[ˈsɪnɪmɑː] (mainly British) n

(= place) → cinéma m
I'm going to the cinema this evening → Je vais au cinéma ce soir.

(= film) → cinéma mcinema complex (British) n → complexe m multisalle(s)cinema-going [ˈsɪnɪmɑːgəʊɪŋ] (British) adj
the cinema-going public → le public cinéphile

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cinema

n (esp Brit) → Kino nt; (= films collectively also) → Film m; at/to the cinema → im/ins Kino

cinema

(esp Brit):

cinema complex

n → Kinocenter nt

cinemagoer

n → Kinogänger(in) m(f)

cinema-going

n the popularity of cinema → die Beliebtheit des Kinos

adj the cinema public → das Kinopublikum, die Kinogänger pl

cinema-loving

adj → kinofreudig

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cinema

[ˈsɪnəmə] n → cinema m inv

cinder

(ˈsində) noun

a piece of burnt coal, wood etc. the cinders in the fireplace.

cine-camera (ˈsinikӕmərə) noun

a camera for taking moving pictures.

cinema (ˈsinəmə) noun

a building in which films are shown. He enjoys going to the cinema but he prefers the theatre.

cinema

→ سينِما kino biograf Kino κινηματογράφος cine elokuvateatteri cinéma kino cinema 映画館 영화관 bioscoop kino kino cinema кинотеатр biograf โรงภาพยนตร์ sinema rạp chiếu phim 电影院

Cinema

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REDEFINING FILM ENTERTAINMENT

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Two cinema majors plan nearly 1,000 new screens in Saudi Arabia

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Saudi film forum raises curtain on new-look cinema

Redcar was once home to more than one cinema during the golden era of celluloid and cinema-scope.

Seafront cinema set for new era as part of multi-million pound project

"For Park Cinema, it has always been extremely important to meet the requirements and desires of film and art lovers, in general.