picture show in English

Forms: picture shows [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Short for motion-picture show. Although the collocation per se (noun adjunct + noun) predates motion pictures, previously having referred occasionally to the display of collections of illustrations, its status as a compound noun comes from its motion-picture sense. Etymology templates: {{m|en|motion-picture show}} motion-picture show, {{l|en|collocation}} collocation, {{l|en|noun adjunct}} noun adjunct, {{l|en|noun}} noun, {{l|en|motion picture|motion pictures}} motion pictures, {{l|en|open compound|compound noun}} compound noun Head templates: {{en-noun}} picture show (plural picture shows)

Inflected forms

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"picture show" meaning in English

Noun

Inflected forms