cinema

noun6

1. •
   a building with a big screen and rows of seats, where movies are shown to the public

   • The cinema is right across the street from the restaurant.
2. •
   Films collectively.

   • Despite the critics, he produced excellent cinema.
3. •
   The art of making films and movies; cinematography.

   • Throughout the history of cinema, filmmakers[…].
4. •
   The film and movie industry.

   • In the long history of Spanish cinema[…].
5. •
   (Internet) A sophisticated or exemplary film, representative of the art of cinema.
6. •
   (Internet, humorous) Any media or event that is exemplary.

   • That game was absolute cinema.