cinema

1. A medium that disseminates moving pictures (synset 106273220)
   "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events"
   referred to in:

   • art, artistic creation, artistic production - the creation of beautiful or significant things
   • business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
   associated with:

   • cut-in, insert - (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film
   • macguffin, mcguffin - (film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot
   is a type of: medium - a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
   subtypes: silver screen - the film industry
   same as: celluloid, film
2. A theater where films are shown (synset 103036237)
   is a type of: house, theater, theatre - a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
   subtypes:

   • bioscope - a South African movie theater
   • fleapit - an old shabby movie theater
   • multiplex - a movie theater than has several different auditoriums in the same building
   same as: movie house, movie theater, movie theatre, picture palace

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