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- [moo-vee]
- /ˈmu vi/
- /ˈmuː.vi/
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- [moo-vee]
- /ˈmu vi/
Definitions of movies word
- noun movies motion picture. 1
- noun movies motion-picture theater (often preceded by the): The movie is next-door to the hardware store. 1
- noun movies movies. motion pictures, as an industry (usually preceded by the): The movies have had to raise prices. motion pictures, as a genre of art or entertainment: gangster movies. the exhibition of a motion pictures: an evening at the movies. 1
- noun movies Plural form of movie. 1
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Origin of movies
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; mov(ing picture) + -ie
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Parts of speech for Movies
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
movies popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
movies usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for movies
noun movies
- cinema — A cinema is a place where people go to watch films for entertainment.
- big screen — When people talk about the big screen, they are referring to films that are made for cinema rather than for television.
- pictures — a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.
- flicks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flick.
- silver screen — motion pictures; the motion-picture industry: a star of the silver screen.
Top questions with movies
- what movies are out?
- what movies are playing?
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