Definitions for cinema
ˈsɪn ə məcin·e·ma

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1. film, cinema, celluloid(noun)

   a medium that disseminates moving pictures

   "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events"

2. cinema, movie theater, movie theatre, movie house, picture palace(noun)

   a theater where films are shown

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1. cinema(n.)

   the art of creating motion pictures; as, this story would be good cinema; -- often used in the phrase the cinema.

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1. cinema(Noun)

   a film

   Etymology: From cinéma, shortening of cinématographe (term coined by the in the 1890s), from

2. cinema(Noun)

   a movie theatre, a movie house

   The cinema is right across the street from the restaurant.

   Etymology: From cinéma, shortening of cinématographe (term coined by the in the 1890s), from

3. cinema(Noun)

   film or movies as a group

   Despite the critics, he produced excellent cinema.

   Etymology: From cinéma, shortening of cinématographe (term coined by the in the 1890s), from

4. cinema(Noun)

   the film and movie industry

   In the long history of Spanish cinema....

   Etymology: From cinéma, shortening of cinématographe (term coined by the in the 1890s), from

5. cinema(Noun)

   the art of making films and movies

   Throughout the history of cinema, filmmakers....

   Etymology: From cinéma, shortening of cinématographe (term coined by the in the 1890s), from

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'cinema' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4722

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'cinema' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3923

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'cinema' in Nouns Frequency: #1713

Anagrams for cinema »

1. came in

2. anemic

3. iceman

How to pronounce cinema?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say cinema in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cinema in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cinema in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of cinema in a Sentence

1. Bruno Dumont:

   The carnival is a real tradition in the North. What you have to do is look under these characters who are larger than life, cinema is a metaphor. So what is local becomes a metaphor. So I don't see a problem in making a very French film that at the same time, because it is very French, will become an international film.

2. Alfonso Cuaron:

   I want to thank the Academy for recognizing a film centered around an indigenous woman, a character that has historically been relegated to the background of cinema.

3. Musin Almat Zhumabekovich:

   Life is a cinema industry of incriminating evidence of higher powers, constant rebirths of reincarnation are endless movie takes. In front of lies or hypocrisy, a numbering clapper announces the scene of a comic sketch of self-deception. Author: Musin Almat Zhumabekovich

4. Sunny Joseph:

   Cinema Is Love 24 Times Per Second

5. Lita Baehre:

   I'm looking forward to the first showdown after the lockdown. The competitive atmosphere, the great atmosphere for which the Duesseldorf audience is known, i'm sure this event will also be a real highlight due to the special location. I don't think a pole vaulter ever jumped in a drive-in cinema.

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