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moviedom

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mov⋅ie⋅dom

  [moo-vee-duhm]
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–noun
filmdom.
Origin:
1915–20, Americanism; movie + -dom

film⋅dom

  [film-duhm]
–noun
the motion-picture industry.
Also called moviedom, screenland.

Origin:
1910–15; film + -dom
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film·dom   (fĭlm'dəm)   
n.   In both senses also called moviedom.

  1. The movie industry.

  2. The people employed in the movie industry.

mov·ie·dom   (mōō'vē-dəm)   
n.  See filmdom.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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