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cinema
  1. (countable) A film.
  2. (countable) A movie theatre, a movie house
  3. (film, uncountable) Film or movies as a group.
  4. (film, uncountable) The film and movie industry.
  5. (film, uncountable) The art of making films and movies.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “Sitting in a full and happy cinema certainly adds another dimension to a film.”
      “I don't think Irish cinema has produced anything better than The Butcher Boy.”
      “Ever since the cinema began, aestheticians have sought to define pure cinema.”
cinemuck
  1. (informal) A sticky coating on the floor of a movie theatre caused by spilled beverages and dropped snack items.
  2. (pejorative) Cinematic material of low quality.
cinematographer
  1. (cinematography) A photographer who operates a movie camera, or who oversees the operations of the cameras and lighting when making a film.
  2. (dated) One who exhibits motion pictures; a projectionist.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The cinematographer skillfully framed each shot, highlighting the film's visual elements and enhancing the overall cinematic experience.”
      “He has been producer, director, writer, actor, editor, cinematographer, sound recordist and composer.”
      “She defined herself as an engaged cinematographer fighting misogyny and role stereotypes.”
cinemagraph
  1. A digital image in which an element or small area is animated, such as in an animated GIF.
  2. (archaic) A movie, especially one from the silent era.
cinematics
  1. The use of cinematic techniques; production of material that will make effective cinema viewing.
  2. (video game) Cut scenes, as opposed to interactive portions of the game.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The cinematics are here to show off the seamless character models along with incredible lip-synch and motion capture.”
      “Event triggers and in-game cinematics will then guide you although you will determine how a mission will be accomplished.”
      “The interesting design decision with this game is their use of live actors chromakeyed into the scene for many of the cinematics.”
cineast
  1. An enthusiast of film and the cinema
  2. A person in the filmmaking industry
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cinematography
  1. The art, process, or job of filming movies.
  2. Motion picture photography.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The cinematography was beautiful and I am always a sucker for pretty pictures.”
      “The mood of this film, the quiet confidence of its telling, the gorgeous cinematography has to be seen to be understood.”
      “With no rewards in the writing, the cinematography, and dismal acting, that's asking way too much.”
cinematheque
  1. A film archive with small cinemas, screening classic and art-house films.
  2. Examples:
    1. “I saw the film at the Film Forum, which is a kind of cinematheque with a hip, sophisticated young audience, downtown.”
      “A daily cinematheque showcases other films Conner selected, and in some cases re-edited, for this exhibition.”
      “Approximately 3,000 square metres of commercial, retail and function space were proposed, in addition to the cinematheque.”
cineradiography
  1. (medicine) cinematography of working internal organs, normally using X-rays
cinematicity
  1. The state or condition of being fit for the cinematographic process or film; filmicity.
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cinematograph
  1. (historical) A camera that could develop its own film and served as its own projector.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The cinematograph of the Lumière brothers showed film at the Grand Café of the Boulevard des Capucines.”
cinephile
  1. A enthusiast of films and the cinema; a cineast
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  3. Examples:
    1. “I am a passionate cinephile, spending my weekends immersed in classic movies at the local theater.”
      “Growing up in the slums of Hong Kong, he became an avid cinephile, particularly interested in European, American and Japanese cinema.”
      “In the mind of the cinephile, three packed screens of Argentinean ennui at the local multiplex would be paradise.”
cinematology
  1. (neologism) The art and science of making movies; cinematography.
cinemagoing
  1. Attendance at film screenings at a cinema.
cinemagoer
  1. One who visits a cinema in order to watch a film.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The more cerebral cinemagoer, however, is left in a conundrum as he or she tries to unpick the film's slapdash symbolism and script.”
      “I've never been what you could call an avid cinemagoer, primarily because I don't have the time.”
      “Put a modern cinemagoer in front of an ancient staging of Oedipus Rex, and they could easily follow it.”
cinephilia
  1. enthusiasm for films and the cinema.
  2. Examples:
    1. “My cinephilia resulted almost immediately in my desire to actually become a filmmaker.”
      “His new film The Dreamers can safely be summed up as the director's love letter to cinephilia.”
      “I'm afraid I made a film that no one will see, given the current climate and the alarming decline of cinephilia.”
cineliteracy
cineplex
  1. (US) A cinema having multiple theatres.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Audiences can now partake of French films at their favorite cineplex in the capital.”
      “They are frequent moviegoers, meaning they travel to the cineplex at least once a month.”
      “She obviously wanted to spend her Valentine's Day alone because she packed me off to the cineplex.”
cinematization
  1. Alternative form of cinematisation
  2. Examples:
    1. “This globalization springs from and extends the logic of Shakespeare's cinematization in the nineties.”
cinematographist
cinemaphotographer
cineaste
  1. Alternative spelling of cineast
  2. Examples:
    1. “She is a passionate cineaste with a flat lined with books and videos reflecting the spread of her interests and enthusiasms.”
      “The film is jam-packed with nifty little touches that will appeal to the cineaste more than the casual video viewer.”
      “A young cineaste produced six video clips on his experience in a psychiatric institute.”
cinemaphotography
cinematisation
  1. Adaptation for the cinema.
cinegoer
  1. (India) A cinemagoer.
  2. Examples:
    1. “A critic or a cinegoer can sit in judgement on a film and say that a subject is shallow.”
      “This article deals with the comparative psychology of the cinegoer and the televiewer.”
cinemaphotographers
  1. plural of cinemaphotographer
cinematographists
cinematographers
cinematisations
  1. plural of cinematisation
cinematizations
  1. plural of cinematization
cinematographies
cinematographs
cinematheques
  1. plural of cinematheque
cinemagraphs
  1. plural of cinemagraph
cinemagoers
  1. plural of cinemagoer
cinephilias
  1. plural of cinephilia
cinephiles
  1. plural of cinephile
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  3. Examples:
    1. “With the end of the summer blockbuster season, it's once again safe for thinking cinephiles to begin making their way back into the theaters.”
      “It is not an exaggeration to say that for several generations of film-makers and cinephiles, Bergman practically defined cinema.”
      “She wanted to see Mullholand Drive, as did I, but the start time was too late for we aging cinephiles.”
cineastes
  1. plural of cineaste
cinegoers
  1. plural of cinegoer
  2. Examples:
    1. “A few self-prophesied messiahs of the Kannada film industry are dictating terms to cinegoers.”
      “It is easy to see why this movie would appeal to international cinegoers in a way that a bleaker film like City of Joy could not.”
cineplexes
cineasts
cinemas
  1. plural of cinema
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Made in America, with an all-American crew and cast, this dud was never released at cinemas.”
      “The reinforcement of policing in key areas, especially at bus stops, cinemas, etc., is the need of the hour.”
      “It's a shame that this film probably won't be exhibited again, even at our art-house cinemas.”
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