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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMovie
/ˈmuː.vi/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A story or event recorded by a camera as a set of moving images to be shown in a theater or on television; a motion picture.
"We went to the local cinema to watch a fantastic science fiction movie." - 2
The art or industry of the motion picture.
"She has dedicated her entire professional life to working in the movie industry."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the merging of 'moving' and the suffix '-ie' (diminutive/noun-forming) in the late 19th century, originally referring to 'moving pictures' during the birth of cinema. The term evolved from technical description to the standard colloquial noun for a motion picture.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Movie" is said worldwide
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film
Transliteration: film
"Nous avons regardé un très beau film hier soir."
Film
Transliteration: Film
"Wir haben gestern Abend einen tollen Film gesehen."
film
Transliteration: film
"Abbiamo visto un bellissimo film ieri sera."
película
Transliteration: película
"Anoche vimos una película muy interesante en el cine."
filme
Transliteration: filme
"Nós assistimos a um filme incrível ontem à noite."
फ़िल्म
Transliteration: film
"हमने कल रात सिनेमाघर में एक अच्छी फ़िल्म देखी।"
电影
Transliteration: diànyǐng
"我们昨天晚上去电影院看了一部好电影。"
영화
Transliteration: yeonghwa
"우리는 어젯밤에 극장에서 재미있는 영화를 봤어요."
映画
Transliteration: eiga
"私たちは昨日の夜、映画館で面白い映画を見ました。"
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