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celluloid ceiling

celluloid ceiling noun: an informal (and often unacknowledged) barrier to promotion or advancement for women in the filmmaking industry.

Noun

celluloid ceiling (uncountable)

  1. An informal (and often unacknowledged) barrier to promotion or advancement for women in the filmmaking industry.

Questions about celluloid ceiling

What does celluloid ceiling mean?
Celluloid ceiling means an informal (and often unacknowledged) barrier to promotion or advancement for women in the filmmaking industry.
What part of speech is celluloid ceiling?
Celluloid ceiling is a noun.

Words near celluloid ceiling in the dictionary

  1. cellulitides
  2. cellulitis
  3. cellulitises
  4. cellulocutaneous
  5. celluloid
  6. celluloid ceiling
  7. celluloided
  8. celluloids
  9. cellulolysis
  10. cellulolytic
  11. cellulolytics

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