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cinephile

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cin⋅e⋅phile

  [sin-uh-fahyl]
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–noun
a devoted moviegoer, esp. one knowledgeable about the cinema.
Origin:
1965–70; < F, equiv. to ciné- cine- + -phile -phile
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cin·e·phile   (sĭn'ə-fīl')   
n.  A film or movie enthusiast.

[French cinéphile : ciné, cinema; see cineaste + -phile, -phile.]
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