Meaning

  1. (Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, US) A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film.
  2. (Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, US, plural-normally) A cinema; a movie theatre.
  3. (figuratively, informal) Any event, especially one that is unpleasant or tiresome.
  4. (figuratively, slang) An extremely fun and exciting experience.

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmuːvi/
Etymology

From moving (picture) + -ie. Attested since at least 1912 (if not 1908), originally in American English.

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