movie theatre
Definition
- Noun:
- A building or room for viewing motion pictures: A commercial establishment equipped with a large screen and seating for an audience, designed for the public exhibition of films.
Usage
- The primary function of a movie theatre is to screen films for a paying audience.
- It is a specific type of venue, distinct from other theaters used for live performances like plays or operas.
Examples
- Noun:
- Let's meet at the movie theatre on 5th Avenue for the 7 PM show.
- The new movie theatre has the most comfortable seats and the best sound system in town.
- During the summer, the old drive-in movie theatre is very popular.
Advanced Usage
- "at the movie theatre": Used to specify an event or activity occurring within that venue.
- We ran into our neighbors at the movie theatre last night.
Variants and Related Words
- Movie theater (n): An alternative, equally common spelling in American English.
- Cinema (n): A common synonym, more frequently used in British English.
- Picture house (n): An older or more formal term for a movie theatre.
- Multiplex (n): A modern type of movie theatre containing multiple separate screens within one complex.
- Drive-in theater (n): An open-air movie theatre where patrons watch films from their automobiles.
Synonyms
- Cinema: A building where films are shown.
- Film theater: A less common, direct synonym.
- Cineplex: A proprietary term often used generically for a large multiplex cinema.
Related Phrases
- Movie theatre chain: A company that owns and operates multiple movie theatre locations.
- That movie theatre chain is expanding into three new states.
- Movie theatre attendant: A person who works at a movie theatre, e.g., taking tickets or cleaning auditoriums.
- The movie theatre attendant showed us to our seats.
Noun
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a theater where films are shown
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