English Explanatory Dictionary

picture show

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of movie.

Word forms

picture show picture shows

Etymology

Short for motion-picture show. Although the collocation per se (noun adjunct + noun) predates motion pictures, previously having referred occasionally to the display of collections of illustrations, its status as a compound noun comes from its motion-picture sense.

Synonyms

movie
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