"videodrome" meaning in All languages combined

See videodrome on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: videodromes [plural]
Etymology: video- + -drome Etymology templates: {{confix|en|video|drome}} video- + -drome Head templates: {{en-noun}} videodrome (plural videodromes)
  1. A 360-degree theatre, a circular room where the viewer sits or stands in the center and films are projected on the walls on all sides.

Inflected forms

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