CINEMA


Meaning of CINEMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsi-nə-mə, Brit also ]

-ˌmä noun

Etymology: short for cinematograph

Date: 1909

1.

a. : motion picture — usually used attributively

b. : a motion-picture theater

2.

a. : movies ; especially : the film industry

b. : the art or technique of making motion pictures

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.