cinema

1. (countable) A movie theatre, a movie houseExamples: "The cinema is right across the street from the restaurant."Synonyms: pictures, moviehouse, movies, movie theater, movie theatrecountable

2. (film, uncountable) Films collectively.Examples: "Despite the critics, he produced excellent cinema."uncountable

3. (film, uncountable) The film and movie industry.Examples: "In the long history of Spanish cinema[…]."; "Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee."uncountable

4. (film, countable, uncountable) The art of making films and movies; cinematographyExamples: "Throughout the history of cinema, filmmakers[…]."; "The French and Italian cinemas can seem to persist autonomously—in the sense of being spaces of separate development and marked difference from Hollywood and other national cinemas."Synonyms: seventh artcountableuncountable

5. (Internet slang, uncountable) A sophisticated or exemplary film, representative of the art of cinema.Synonyms: kino#Etymology 2Internetuncountable

6. (Internet slang, uncountable) A sophisticated or exemplary film, representative of the art of cinema.Examples: "That game was absolute cinema."Synonyms: kino#Etymology 2Internetbroadlycountablehumorousuncountable