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movie theater

mov·ie the·a·ter
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [moo-vee thee-uh-ter, theeuh -]
    • /ˈmu vi ˈθi ə tər, ˈθiə-/
    • /ˈmuːvi ˈθɪə.tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [moo-vee thee-uh-ter, theeuh -]
    • /ˈmu vi ˈθi ə tər, ˈθiə-/

Definitions of movie theater words

  • noun movie theater a motion-picture theater. 1
  • noun movie theater cinema, film theatre 1
  • countable noun movie theater A movie theater is a place where people go to watch films for entertainment. 0
See all 3 definitions of movie theater

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Origin of movie theater

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Movie theater

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Movie theater

movie theater popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

movie theater usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for movie theater

noun movie theater

  • cinema — A cinema is a place where people go to watch films for entertainment.
  • movie house — a motion-picture theater.
  • multiplex — having many parts or aspects: the multiplex problem of drug abuse.
  • fleapit — a shabby public place, especially a run-down motion-picture theater.
  • grind house — a burlesque house, especially one providing continuous entertainment at reduced prices.
All 8 Synonyms of movie theater

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