movie: Meaning and Definition of

mov•ie

1. See
2. motion-picture theater (often prec. by the): The movie is next-door to the hardware store.
3. The movies have had to raise prices.
1. motion pictures, as an industry (usually prec. by the):The movies have had to raise prices.
2. motion pictures, as a genre of art or entertainment:gangster movies.
3. the exhibition of a motion picture:an evening at the movies.