■ 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 ).
■ 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 ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004