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cinéma vérité

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
cin-e-ma verite
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A style of cinema that appears to be realistic, showing ordinary people in ordinary situations speaking and acting naturally.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French cinéma vérité (literally “truth cinema”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

cinema verite (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

audio vérité vidéo vérité

Questions

What does cinéma vérité mean?
A style of cinema that appears to be realistic, showing ordinary people in ordinary situations speaking and acting naturally.
Where does cinéma vérité come from?
It is traced to French.

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