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FILM/fɪlm/

A story in moving pictures is a film. Watch a film / a film about animals. Cinema is the place; film is what you watch. Movie is widely understood, but film is the natural British word in many classrooms.

Meaning

A story shown with moving pictures; a movie.

Examples

• “We watched a film last night.”
• “This film is two hours long.”
• “They are making a film in our town.”

Good to know

watch a film / a film about + topic. Place: cinema. Similar: movie.

Near in meaning

movie

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