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cinematograph

[sin-uh-mat-uh-graf, -grahf] / ˌsɪn əˈmæt əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /




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Not long after his death, a shoemaker’s son named Georges Méliès purchased the Theatre Robert-Houdin and upon seeing a demonstration of the newly invented cinematograph by the Lumière brothers, acquired his own projector.

From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2023

The lovers talk and walk and, at one point, watch a film on a cinematograph.

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2014

Probably almost as soon as the "cinematograph" camera was invented.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 4, 2011

No. 22—Work of the international cinematograph institute at Rome.

From Time Magazine Archive

The party would feature presentations on the latest scientific developments, including a newfangled invention called the cinematograph.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day


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