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movie

mo·vie

UK/ˈmuːvi/ US/ˈmuvi/ very common informal slang us

noun

1.

a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

  • “they went to a movie every Saturday night”
  • “the film was shot on location”

Origin

From moving (picture) + -ie. Attested since at least 1912 (if not 1908), originally in American English.

Phrases

  • action movie
  • adult movie
  • art movie
  • B movie
  • blue movie
  • bold movie
  • break movie
  • buddy movie

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