"cinephile" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɪnɪfɑɪl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsɪnəˌfaɪl/ [General-American] Forms: cinephiles [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French cinéphile, equivalent to cine + -phile. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|cinéphile}} French cinéphile, {{suffix|en|cine|phile}} cine + -phile Head templates: {{en-noun}} cinephile (plural cinephiles)
  1. An enthusiast of films and the cinema; a cineast. Synonyms: filmaholic, filmgoer, moviegoer, movieholic, cineast, cineaste Related terms: cinephilia, cinephilic Translations (enthusiast of films and cinema): cinèfil [masculine] (Catalan), 影迷 (yǐngmí) (Chinese Mandarin), cinéphile [feminine, masculine] (French), Cineast [masculine] (German), Cineastin [feminine] (German), cinefilo [masculine] (Italian), cinefila [feminine] (Italian), 映画ファン (eiga fan) (alt: えいがファン) (Japanese), kinoman [masculine] (Polish), kinomaniak [masculine] (Polish), kinomanka [feminine] (Polish), cinéfilo [masculine] (Portuguese), cinéfila [feminine] (Portuguese), киноман (kinoman) [masculine] (Russian), cinéfilo [masculine] (Spanish), cinéfila [feminine] (Spanish), filmälskare [common-gender] (Swedish), cineast [common-gender] (Swedish), filmkännare [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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