Movie Meaning
/ˈmuːvi/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film.
nounA recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film; a video.
Sentence Examples
I recognized the bank teller as the man I had seen in the movie theater.
Are there any movie theaters near here?
Here is a clip from her latest movie.
CEFR Practice Quiz
We watched a romantic ____ on the big screen at the cinema.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Let's go to the local cinema tonight and see that new science fiction ____ that everyone has been talking about for several weeks.
Word Origin & History
From moving (picture) + -ie. Attested since at least 1912 (if not 1908), originally in American English.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"And then when the other five were in the Dance Hall up there on the river, steps away from the hot seat, Lehman let off an Italian dragged along on the lookout detail and a Hebrew who was supposed to have furnished the guns, although that had the smell of a frame because the cops didn't like him from another movie."
— 1981, Paul Sann, Trial in the Upper Room, New York, N.Y.: Crown Publishers, Inc., →ISBN, page 166:
"I've been through this movie before, I thought."
— 1985, Charles Nicholl, The Fruit Palace, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 259:
"This is the world's final fate and ultimate horror and the evangelists' just reward for being right: a kingdom ruled by the preachers, complete with the inquisitions, the debasement of women, and the witch-hunting that always accompanies self-righteous followers and enforcers of a cruel god. We've been through this movie before."
— 2005, Dave Smith, To Be of Use: The Seven Seeds of Meaningful Work, Novato, C.A.: New World Library, →ISBN, page 85:
"CEO Tom Wilson said on a conference call today that Allstate hadn't seen a nationwide spike in claims costs like this "in a long time." ¶ "That said, we see this movie every year multiple times in individual states," he said. "So it's not like we haven't been through this movie multiple times before. We know how to manage it. . . .You should expect to continue to see some impact on growth.""
— 2015 November 3, Steve Daniels, quoting Tom Wilson, “Allstate doubles pace of rate hikes as costs keep rising”, in Crain's Chicago Business, Chicago, I.L.: Crain Communications Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Jan 2024:
"My life is a movie / Bull ridin' and boobies / Cowboy hat from Gucci / Wrangler on my booty"
— 2018 December 3, “Old Town Road”performed by Lil Nas X:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
We watched a romantic ____ on the big screen at the cinema.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Let's go to the local cinema tonight and see that new science fiction ____ that everyone has been talking about for several weeks.