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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

He thereby achieves perfection as a cinematograph operator.

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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