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movie
The word "movie" is primarily used in American English. In British English, the term "film" is more common, though "movie" is now widely understood. It is a countable noun, meaning you can have one movie or many movies.
💬Casual Conversation
🎬Tuesday afternoon, Chloe is procrastinating on a term paper in the campus library.
Eleanor Smith
CHLOE IS THAT MOVIE STILL ON THE NETFLIX?
Chloe Smith
yeah but i'm totally swamped with finals so i can't watch it yet
💡
Eleanor's use of all-caps reflects her technological illiteracy. Chloe uses the idiom 'swamped', meaning she is overwhelmed with work, which aligns with her persona as a struggling student.
Meanings
noun
A story told through a series of moving images, typically shown in a cinema or on a screen.
"We decided to watch a horror movie for the Halloween party."