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filmmaking

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The activity of preparing edited video works, formerly principally films, whether for entertainment or other purposes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The manufacture of physical film.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From film + making.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 電影製作 /电影制作 (diànyǐng zhìzuò) — the production of movies
  • Danish: filmproduktion — the production of movies
  • Finnish: elokuvan tekeminen — the production of movies
  • French: réalisation (cinématographique) — the production of movies
  • French: cinéma — the production of movies
  • Georgian: კინოწარმოება (ḳinoc̣armoeba) — the production of movies
  • German: Filmemachen — the production of movies
  • Hungarian: filmgyártás — the production of movies
  • Japanese: 映画制作 (eiga seisaku) — the production of movies
  • Northern Kurdish: derhênana filman — the production of movies
  • Northern Kurdish: çêkirina filman — the production of movies
  • Macedonian: кинопрои́зводство (kinoproízvodstvo) — the production of movies
  • Polish: produkcja filmowa — the production of movies
  • Russian: кинопроизво́дство (kinoproizvódstvo) — the production of movies
  • Russian: кино́ (kinó) — the production of movies
  • Thai: การผลิตภาพยนตร์ — the production of movies
  • Welsh: gwneud ffilmiau — the production of movies
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