cineplex

English

Etymology

Blend of cinema +‎ complex or from cine- +‎ -plex

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪnəplɛks/

Noun

cineplex (plural cineplexes)

  1. (US) A cinema having multiple theatres (showing rooms).
    Synonyms: multiplex, cinema complex, cinema multiplex
    Hypernyms: complex, multiplex, cinema
    • 1990, John Updike, Rabbit at Rest:
      Maybe twice a month they go to a movie at a cineplex in a giant mall over on Palmetto Palm Boulevard two miles away
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.