WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cin•e•ma /ˈsɪnəmə/USA pronunciation
n., pl. -mas.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Show Business motion pictures, as an art or industry:[uncountable]The cinema was her life.
- British Terms, Show Business a motion-picture theater:[countable]Which cinema has the new horror movie?
cin•e•ma
(sin′ə mə),USA pronunciation n.
cin•e•mat•ic
(sin′ə mat′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
cin′e•mat′i•cal•ly, adv.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]See motion picture.
- Show Business the cinema, motion pictures collectively, as an art.
- British Terms, Show Business, British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]a motion-picture theater.
- 1895–1900; short for cinematograph
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