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Meaning of film

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

  film
      n 1: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a
           sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous
           movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the
           film was shot on location" [syn: {movie}, {film},
           {picture}, {moving picture}, {moving-picture show}, {motion
           picture}, {motion-picture show}, {picture show}, {pic},
           {flick}]
      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}]
      3: photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid
         covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives
         or transparencies [syn: {film}, {photographic film}]
      4: a thin coating or layer; "the table was covered with a film
         of dust"
      5: a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent)
         material used to wrap or cover things [syn: {film}, {plastic
         film}]
      v 1: make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene";
           "shoot a movie" [syn: {film}, {shoot}, {take}]
      2: record in film; "The coronation was filmed"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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