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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1. Cinema

   see Thysanura, of which this forms a group including the bristle-tails, and for which it has been used as an equivalent.

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. Brenda Blethyn:

   I hate that people think going to the theatre is a special occasion. I wish people would treat it as normally as going to the cinema.

2. Chris Bremble:

   Chinese cinema will soon be looking more like Hollywood cinema, which is spectacle driven, very commercial focused motion pictures.

3. Shawn Robbins:

   We're watching a monumental moment in the history of cinema unfold -- one that the entire world is experiencing together.

4. Alfonso Cuaron:

   If they do good movies, they should be recognized...I'm very happy that they're embracing diversity ... in a time in which the theatrical experience had become so gentrified, i just hope that this opens up the game. And what is very needed is a balance between the two economic models – the theaters and the (streaming) platforms, because that's only going to be good for cinema.

5. Linda Cardellini:

   The one thing that being on ER has changed is that I’m more recognizable because it’s the first time where I played someone where I look like her on the street. I could stand next to the poster for Scooby-Doo and nobody would know that it’s me. (Cinema Confidential; March 23, 2004)

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