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1. (noun) celluloid
highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics


2. (noun) film, cinema, celluloid
a medium that disseminates moving pictures
"theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events"

3. (adj) celluloid, synthetic
artificial as if portrayed in a film
"a novel with flat celluloid characters"
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