mov·ie

[moo-vee]
noun
2.
motion-picture theater (often preceded by the ): The movie is next-door to the hardware store.
3.
movies.
a.
motion pictures, as an industry (usually preceded by the ): The movies have had to raise prices.
b.
motion pictures, as a genre of art or entertainment: gangster movies.
c.
the exhibition of a motion picture: an evening at the movies.

Origin:
1905–10; mov(ing picture) + -ie

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movie (ˈmuːvɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a.  an informal word for film
 b.  (as modifier): movie ticket
 
[C20: from mov(ing picture) + -ie]

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Movies is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Word Origin & History

movie
1912 (perhaps 1908), shortened form of moving picture (1896).

movies
1912, see movie.
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movies definition


  1. n.
    a case of diarrhea. (Because it keeps you on the move, going to the john.) : A case of the movies kept me going all night.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
But pivotally, those are good movies first and good animated movies second.
All other movies in the future would have something to shoot for.
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  how to post a message, how to post movies or text.
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