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noun

Movie n.

A motion picture.

Synonyms: film, picture, moving picture, motion picture, picture show, flick.

A motion picture show; the event of showing a motion picture. In the pl., the event of showing a motion picture at a movie theater; as, to go to the movies; to spend an evening at the movies.

pl. The motion picture industry or medium, generally.

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Etymology of 'Movie'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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