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MOVIE THEATRE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does movie theatre mean? 

MOVIE THEATRE (noun)
  The noun MOVIE THEATRE has 1 sense:

1. a theater where films are shownplay

  Familiarity information: MOVIE THEATRE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MOVIE THEATRE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A theater where films are shown

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cinema; movie house; movie theater; movie theatre; picture palace

Hypernyms ("movie theatre" is a kind of...):

house; theater; theatre (a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "movie theatre"):

bioscope (a South African movie theater)

fleapit (an old shabby movie theater)

multiplex (a movie theater than has several different auditoriums in the same building)


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