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Added 8 October 2026

movie

/ˈmuːvi/ noun

In Latin: pellicula Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about movie at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement.
they went to a movie every Saturday night

Origin

From moving (picture) + -ie. Attested since at least 1912 (if not 1908), originally in American English.

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