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cinematheque definition

cin·ema·theque (sin′ə mə tek′)

noun

a place where films are collected and shown, that may also function as a museum, library, etc.

Etymology: < Fr cinémathèque < cinéma, cinema + (biblio)thèque, library (< L bibliotheca: see bibliotheca)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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