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noun
The technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
the entertainment industries involved in producing and distributing movies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: movie industry
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: industry
Narrower terms: Bollywood, filmdom, screenland, screen, Hollywood
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