movie

Etymology

From moving (picture) + -ie. Attested since at least 1912 (if not 1908), originally American English.

noun

  1. (chiefly Canada, US, Australia) A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion.
  2. (usually plural, chiefly Canada, US) A cinema.
    Let's go to the movies.

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