Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperlink cinema

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-link cin-e-ma
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A multilinear form of cinema involving interwoven storylines, plot twists, and flashback and flashforward sequences.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And yet one could also argue that the aestheticization of Kracauer's “solidarity of the universe” in contemporary cinema—for example, “hyperlink cinema” which brings together multiple protagonists from different social classes, ethnic or racial groups, and nations[…]"

Etymology

Coined by author Alissa Quart in her 2005 review of the film Happy Endings.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does hyperlink cinema mean?: A multilinear form of cinema involving interwoven storylines, plot twists, and flashback and flashforward sequences.
Where does hyperlink cinema come from?: Coined by author Alissa Quart in her 2005 review of the film Happy Endings.

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