cinema
/ˈsɪnəmə/SIH-nuh-muh
/ˈsɪnəmə/SIH-nuh-muh
Meaningmoving (pictures)
Common meaning: a place for watching films
- cineto set movingLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 808 · scan
- maGreek noun ending: the result of
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek κινέω ‘to set moving’.
Roots
- κινέω Greek “to set moving”
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