(US, historical) An elaborately decorated motion picture theater, principally constructed from 1910 to 1950.
(US, historical) An elaborately decorated motion picture theater, principally constructed from 1910 to 1950.
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(UK, dated, historical) An elaborately decorated motion picture theater, principally constructed from 1910 to 1950.
An American term for a cinema or movie theater, particularly common in earlier 20th-century usage. Still understood but slightly dated in contemporary speech, where 'movie theater' or simply 'the movies' dominates. Has a nostalgic, Main Street America quality when used today.
(US) A building where movies are shown to an audience; a cinema.
(US) A cinema or movie theater.
(AU, historical) A temperance hotel, often also having leisure facilities for those not staying as guests.