"moviegoing" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From movie + going. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|movie|going}} movie + going Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} moviegoing (not comparable)
  1. Attending movies, especially habitually or regularly. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-moviegoing-en-adj-fsYN4YiV

Noun [English]

Etymology: From movie + going. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|movie|going}} movie + going Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} moviegoing (uncountable)
  1. The act of attending movies. Tags: uncountable Related terms: moviegoer
    Sense id: en-moviegoing-en-noun-MvjKPWjy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89
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