noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of movie.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: movie
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
picture show
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Sound
Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- they went to a movie every Saturday night
- the film was shot on location
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, pic, flick
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: product, production, show
Narrower terms: telefilm, feature, feature film, final cut, home movie, collage film, coming attraction, shoot-'em-up, short subject, documentary, docudrama, documentary film, infotainment, cinema verite, film noir, skin flick, rough cut, silent movie, silent picture, silents, slow motion, talking picture, talkie, three-D, 3-D, 3D, musical, musical comedy, musical theater
History
Etymology
Short for motion-picture show. Although the collocation per se (noun adjunct + noun) predates motion pictures, previously having referred occasionally to the display of collections of illustrations, its status as a compound noun comes from its motion-picture sense.