picture-theatre
Definition
Noun: - A cinema: "picture-theatre" is an older term for a movie theatre or cinema, a place where films are shown to the public.
Usage Examples
- (We visited a cinema to watch a movie.)
- (The former cinema building now serves food.)
Advanced Usage
- Historical context: This term was especially common in the early 20th century, before "cinema" or "movie theatre" became standard.
- In the 1920s, every town had its own picture-theatre. (Every town had a cinema.)
Variants and Related Words
- Picture palace (n): a large, ornate cinema building.
- The grand picture palace opened with a gala event. (A large, decorated cinema.)
- Picturedrome (n): an alternative name for a picture-theatre.
- The picturedrome showed newsreels and comedies. (Another word for a cinema.)
Synonyms
- Cinema: a place where films are shown.
- Movie theatre: a modern term for a picture-theatre.
- Film house: a venue for showing movies.
Related Idioms
- No common idioms are associated with "picture-theatre" specifically.