noun (especially AmE)
1 [C] a series of moving pictures recorded with sound that tells a story, shown at the cinema/movie theater
SYNFILM:
to make a horror movie * Have you seen the latest Tarantino movie? * a famous movie director / star
2 (the movies) [pl.] = THECINEMA(2):
Let's go to the movies.
3 (the movies) [pl.] = CINEMA(3):
I've always wanted to work in the movies.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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