CINEMA


Meaning of CINEMA in English

■ noun chiefly Brit.

1》 a theatre where films are shown.

2》 the production of films as an art or industry.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from Fr. cinéma , abbrev. of cinématographe (see ~tograph ).

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