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SIN-uh-m-uh/ˈsɪnəmə/

You pay, sit in the dark, and watch a film on a big screen: the cinema. Go to the cinema / at the cinema. Film is the story; cinema is the building. American English often says movie theater — keep cinema for British everyday talk.

Meaning

A place where you pay to watch films.

Examples

• “Shall we go to the cinema tonight?”
• “The cinema is next to the station.”
• “We were at the cinema until ten.”

Good to know

go to the cinema / at the cinema. The story: a film.

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