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MOVIE THEATRE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A theater where films are shown
Synonyms:
cinema; movie house; movie theater; movie theatre; picture palace
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("movie theatre" is a kind of...):
house; theater; theatre (a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "movie theatre"):
bioscope (a South African movie theater)
fleapit (an old shabby movie theater)
multiplex (a movie theater than has several different auditoriums in the same building)