"movie theater" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmuvi ˌθi.ətɚ/ [General-American] Forms: movie theaters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} movie theater (plural movie theaters)
  1. (US) A building where movies are shown to an audience; a cinema. Tags: US Synonyms: moving-picture theater, theater, movie theatre
    Sense id: en-movie_theater-en-noun-mgmhn9zO Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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