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What does celluloid mean?

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Noun
  1. Any of a variety of thermoplastics created from nitrocellulose and camphor, once used as photographic film.
  2. (figuratively, often used attributively) The genre of cinema; film.
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Inside, the audience cheered and clapped as the speckled celluloid film started to roll.
The African experience is now also the subject of celluloid celebration in films such as Cry Freedom.
His films contain some of the most beautiful images on celluloid and he manages to raise film to that of art.
In some cases, large animal puppets are completely made of celluloid because of its greater stiffness.
The dividing line between celluloid fantasy and the bountifully adorned starlets making their acceptance speeches gets blurred.
For a change, this is a breakaway from the celluloid kitsch that prospers on the objectification and commodification of women in cinema.

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