bioscope

bi·o·scope

[bahy-uh-skohp]
noun
an early form of motion-picture projector, used about 1900.

Origin:
1895–1900; bio- + -scope

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bioscope (ˈbaɪəˌskəʊp) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a kind of early film projector
2.  a South African word for cinema

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