MOVIE Definition & Meaning

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Phonetic (Standard)IPA

a sequence of consecutive still images recorded in a series to be viewed on a screen in such rapid succession as to give the illusion of natural movement; motion picture.
a story, event, or the like, presented in this form.
movies,
1. Usually the movies. the movie industry:
  The movies use MPA ratings to inform patrons about content that may not be suitable for certain audiences.
2. all movies as a group, or a specific category of movies, considered as a genre:
  gangster movies.
3. the exhibition of movies:
  an evening at the movies.
4. Often the movies. a movie theater:
  Is there anything good playing at the movies on Main Street?

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Origin of movie¹

First recorded in 1905–10; mov(ing picture) + -ie

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Origin of movie¹

C20: from mov ( ing picture ) + -ie

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I remember seeing The Doors movie and I just saw Jim Morrison.

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As America’s plague of school shootings continues unabated, a steady stream of movies has cropped up in response to the ongoing tragedy.

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“I’m going to be the comedy guy in the action movie, with an action star — and he does all the action stuff,” Devine said.

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The then-emerging filmmaker thought to himself: Are you allowed to do that in a movie?

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His is a movie that brims with lyricism instead, and hangs on its threadbare plot these many poetic dichotomies.

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