Movie Definition–noun
| 2. | motion-picture theater (often prec. by the): The movie is next-door to the hardware store. |
| 3. | movies, | a. | motion pictures, as an industry (usually prec. 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. |
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