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movie palace

movie palace noun: an elaborately decorated motion picture theater, principally constructed from 1910 to 1950.

movie palace: an elaborately decorated motion picture theater, principally constructed from 1910 to 1950
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Noun

movie palace (plural movie palaces)

  1. (US, historical) An elaborately decorated motion picture theater, principally constructed from 1910 to 1950.
    Synonyms:
    picture palace

Synonyms of movie palace

Forms of movie palace

pluralmovie palaces

Origin of movie palace

From the romantically decorated facades and interiors of the theaters.

Questions about movie palace

What does movie palace mean?
Movie palace means an elaborately decorated motion picture theater, principally constructed from 1910 to 1950.
What part of speech is movie palace?
Movie palace is a noun.
What is the plural of movie palace?
The plural of movie palace is movie palaces.

Words near movie palace in the dictionary

  1. movie hopping
  2. movie hops
  3. movie house
  4. movie houses
  5. movie jail
  6. movie palace
  7. movie palaces
  8. movie projector
  9. movie projectors
  10. movie rights
  11. movie star

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