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[ pik-cher shoh ] / ˈpɪk tʃər ˌʃoʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR picture show ON THESAURUS.COM
noun Older Use.a movie; motion picture. a movie theater. Origin of picture showFirst recorded in 1865–70, in sense “exhibition of pictures” and in 1910–15 for current senses Words nearby picture showpicture palace, Picturephone, picture plane, picture postcard, picture sash, picture show, picture spread, picturesque, picture tube, picture window, picture writing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for picture showIt's the retirin' kind that like to sit at home in their carpet slippers instead of goin' to a picture-show. Just Around the Corner|Fannie Hurst The fact is, I have got a job to do in the provinces, which will prevent me from having my picture-show at the usual time. Hide and Seek|Wilkie Collins At this moment Grace and Hubert came in from the picture-show together, and the conversation turned to lighter topics. Dennison Grant|Robert Stead Laura stood across the street waiting for the people to come out from the picture-show. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story|Various
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