cine

¹

or cin·é

[ sin-ee, sin-ey ]

noun

1. a film; movie.
2. a movie theater:

   I was surprised to run into Charlie at the cine—I thought he didn't like art films.

cine-

²

1. a combining form meaning “motion picture,” used in the formation of compound words:

   cineradiograph.

cine-

combining_form

1. indicating motion picture or cinema

   cine camera

   cinephotography

Word History and Origins

Origin of cine¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; short for cinema

Origin of cine²

Extracted from cinema

Example Sentences

The footage was found when an old cine film was transferred onto DVD for a man in Aberdeen.

From BBC

Mr Cheyne said he used to be in the Royal Navy and had lots of reels of his own cine footage.

From BBC

Fast forward to April this year, and back in Aberdeen Terry Cheyne was getting old cine footage he had filmed transferred onto DVD.

From BBC

She landed a job as a first-camera assistant while part of a collective called Cine Manifest.

From Los Angeles Times

Attorneys for Gomez and the former campaign treasurer, Cine Ivery, did not respond to requests for comment.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• cinema
• feature
• film
• flick
• motion picture
• picture
• show
• videotape