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Meaning of celluloid

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  celluloid
      adj 1: artificial as if portrayed in a film; "a novel with flat
             celluloid characters" [syn: {celluloid}, {synthetic}]
      n 1: highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and
           camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its
           use has decreased with the development of nonflammable
           thermoplastics
      2: a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces
         transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema";
         "film coverage of sporting events" [syn: {film}, {cinema},
         {celluloid}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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