cinema — meaning in English

English meaning

• cinema noun A building where films are shown to the public.
• picture noun A drawing, painting, or photograph representing something.

Senses

cinema is used for these senses in English:

• cinema (film, countable, uncountable) The art of making films and movies; cinematography
• picture (in the plural, informal) ("the pictures") Cinema (as a form of entertainment).

cinema — full definition

1. noun A building where films are shown to the public.
2. noun Films collectively, or the art and industry of filmmaking.

picture — full definition

1. noun A drawing, painting, or photograph representing something.
2. noun A mental image or clear idea of something.
3. verb To imagine something vividly, as if seeing it.

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