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film

 
 
/fɪlm/ noun

Definition

PICTURES [C] (also US movie) a story shown in moving pictures, shown at the cinema or on television: 'Titanic' was one of the most popular Hollywood films ever made.
MATERIAL [C, U] special thin plastic used for making photographs or moving pictures, or a length of this: I need to buy another roll of film.
LAYER [no plural] a thin layer of something on a surface: A thick film of dust covered the furniture.
(Definition of film noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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