cinema

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See also cinéma, and cínemą

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[edit] English

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From French cinéma, shortening of cinématographe (term coined by the Lumière brothers in the 1890s), from Ancient Greek κίνημα (kinēma, movement)

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  • (UK, US) IPA: /ˈsɪn.ɪ.mə/, /ˈsɪn.ə.mə/
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cinema (countable and uncountable; plural cinemas)

  1. (countable) a film
  2. (countable) a movie theatre, a movie house
    The cinema is right across the street from the restaurant.
  3. (film, uncountable) film or movies as a group
    Despite the critics, he produced excellent cinema.
  4. (film, uncountable) the film and movie industry
    In the long history of Spanish cinema....
  5. (film, uncountable) the art of making films and movies
    Throughout the history of cinema, filmmakers....

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cinema m. (plural cinemes)

  1. cinema

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[edit] Italian

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[edit] Etymology

From French cinéma, from Ancient Greek κίνημα (kinēma, movement)

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  • IPA: [ˈtʃiː.ne.ma], /ˈtʃinema/, SAMPA: /"tSinema/
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  • Hyphenation: cì‧ne‧ma

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cinema m. inv.

  1. (art and industry) cinema
    Il cinema è una lingua universale.   —Pier Paolo Pasolini
    Cinema is a universal language.
  2. (movie theatre) cinema, movie theater, film theatre

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Etymology

From French cinéma, from Ancient Greek κίνημα (kinēma, movement)

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cinema m.

  1. cinema, film theatre

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