movie

== English == === Etymology === From moving (picture) +‎ -ie. Attested since at least 1912 (if not 1908), originally in American English. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmuːvi/ Rhymes: -uːvi === Noun === movie (plural movies) (chiefly Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand) A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film; a video. Synonyms: flick (slang), motion picture, moving picture (dated), moving-picture show (dated), photoplay (dated), picture show (dated), picture (dated, India) A professionally made motion picture of a substantive narrative work, typically around 1 to 3 hours long, typically intended for cinema, art, entertainment, and a widespread audience; a feature film, theatrical film. (usually in the plural, chiefly Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand) A cinema; a movie theatre. (informal, figuratively) Any event, especially one that is unpleasant or tiresome. (slang, figuratively) An extremely fun and exciting experience. ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Bengali: মুভী (mubhi), মুভি (mubhi) → Hindi: मूवी (mūvī) → Japanese: ムービー (mūbī) → Korean: 무비 (mubi) → Urdu: مُووِی (mūvī) → Yiddish: מוּווי (muvi) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== ==== References ==== === Further reading === “movie n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present. === Anagrams === Vimeo