Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

movie palace

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: movie -palace
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An elaborately decorated motion picture theater, principally constructed from 1910 to 1950.

American usage

Etymology

From the romantically decorated facades and interiors of the theaters.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

movie palaces (plural)

Synonyms

picture palace

Questions

What does movie palace mean?: An elaborately decorated motion picture theater, principally constructed from 1910 to 1950.
Where does movie palace come from?: From the romantically decorated facades and interiors of the theaters.

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