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    [Noun]  | "film" | \ ˈfilm \


    1: a thin skin or membranous covering : pellicle

    2: an abnormal growth on or in the eye

    3: a thin covering or coating


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English filme, from Old English filmen; akin to Greek pelma sole of the foot, Old English fell skin {mat|fell|};

    [Noun]  | "film badge" 


    1: a small pack of sensitive photographic film worn as a badge for indicating exposure to radiation


    Origin: 1945 ;

    [Noun]  | "film noir" | \ -ˈnwär \


    1: a type of crime film featuring cynical malevolent characters in a sleazy setting and an ominous atmosphere that is conveyed by shadowy photography and foreboding background music; also : a film of this type


    Origin: 1930 ;

     French, literally, black film;

    [Noun]  | "roll film" 


    1: a strip of film for still camera use wound on a spool


    Origin: 1895 ;

    [Noun]  | "thin film" 


    1: a very thin layer of a substance on a supporting material; especially : a coating (as of a semiconductor) that is deposited in a layer one atom or one molecule thick


    Origin: 1944 ;

    [Noun]  | "cling film" 


    1: thin, clear plastic that is used to wrap food or to cover containers that have food in them : plastic wrap

    [Verb]  | "film" 


    1: to cover with or as if with a film

    2: to make a motion picture of or from

    3: to become covered or obscured with or as if with a film


    Origin: 1604 ;

    [Idiom]  | "on film" 


    1: in the form of a movie or video

    [Adjective]  | "portmanteau" 


    1: combining more than one element, use, or quality


    Origin: 1909 ;

    [Verb]  | "film" 


    1: as in videotape;


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    [Noun]  | "film" 


    1: a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track;


      * e.g., " ... watched a film on the Hopi Indians at the multicultural center "



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    2: the art or business of making a movie;


      * e.g., " ... learned about some of the special-effects techniques used in film "



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     [ "film" ]

    1: When it's art, you call it a film. When it's mainstream garbage, it's called a movie.

      * e.g.,  ... FILMS: "Nosferatu", "Triumph Of The Will", "Citizen Kane", "Annie Hall", "Raging Bull", "The Weather Underground" and "Elephant"  

     [ "film" ]

    1: They did not call marijuana film in the 70's, they call it that on the show because Leo (the "hippie friend") works at a camera store.

      * e.g.,  ... The guy above me is an idiot. Wanna go see a film? 

     [ "film" ]

    1: father i'd like to marry a family man who is wholesome yet sexy; you think "someday i'm gonna marry someone like that"

      * e.g.,  ... that coach taylor from friday night lights is a total film! 

     [ "film" ]

    1: what normal (ie ENGLISH) people call a moving picture. morons (ie AMERICANS) tend to say "movie"

      * e.g.,  ... JESSE- whaddup dawg, did you see that bad ass movie? 

     [ "film" ]

    1: unusually cheap toilet paper like that found in public places

      * e.g.,  ... Yo, have a seat at the food court yard, I have to go develop some film. 

     [ "film" ]

    1: Film: A long length moving picture (around 1hr+)

      * e.g.,  ... That film A.I. was shite 


     [ "film" ]

    2: Also slang for film made by the Americans is Movie


     [ "film" ]

    3: Pronounced by some places as: "Fillem"

     [ "film" ]

    1: what they called marijuana back in the 70's

      * e.g.,  ... "Your hippie friend also left 'film' for you if ya get what I mean." -That 70s Show 

     [ "the film" ]

    1: When you stretch your nutsack out flat and cover your asshole with it like a flat film.

      * e.g.,  ... yo I was performing the film last night and now my nuts smell like asshole 

     [ "Film" ]

    1: A word that people who think they are smart use instead of "motion picture," "picture," or "movie." Not to say that "film" is a bad or stupid word. After all, it's just a word. But for the most part, people with an air of pretension, in other words people who haven't necessarily earned the right to be a smart douche, tend to use it. Also, people who refer to motion pictures as "films" tend to insist that everyone else use the term and often times believe that those who say "movie" are idiots.

      * e.g.,  ... Bill- Hey William, wanna go see the new Harry Potter movie? William- Excuse me, I believe that they are called films, and no, I'd rather not see some mainstream garbage film. I prefer to watch films made by underground directors at my local bijou. ------or------- William- There Will be Blood is by far my favorite film. It shows how corrupt that the oil industry has become. Bill- I see it as more of a movie showing how one man can become so corrupt with power and money. But I see where you are coming from Will. William- Actually, its WILLIAM, and they're called FILMS, and you wouldn't no the first thing about the art of film. I mean, I am the one that regularly writes film reviews on IMDB Bill- Doesn't that stand for the Internet MOVIE Database William- That's not important! 

     [ "That Film" ]

    1: A Film I'm going to release in the future.

      * e.g.,  ... -Did you see Dawn of the Dead last night? 

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