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Noun: movie theater  'moo-vee'thee-u-tur
Usage: US (elsewhere: cinema)
  1. A theater where films are shown
    "We went to the local movie theater to catch the latest blockbuster";
    - cinema, movie theatre [N. Amer], movie house [N. Amer], picture palace [Brit, archaic], pictures [Brit], picture house [Brit], flicks [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: movie theaters

Type of: house, theater [US], theatre

Encyclopedia: Movie theater