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Cinema vs Actor - What's the difference?

cinema | actor |

As nouns the difference between cinema and actor

is that cinema is cinema (the art of making films and movies) while actor is a person who performs in a theatrical play or film.

cinema

English

(wikipedia cinema)

Noun

  • (countable) A film.
  • (countable) A movie theatre, a movie house
  • (film, uncountable) Film or movies as a group.
  • (film, uncountable) The film and movie industry.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=55, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= Travels and travails , passage=Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema . But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.}}
  • (film, uncountable) The art of making films and movies.
  • Synonyms

    * film, movie (chiefly US) * movie theatre (rare), movie theater (chiefly US), movie house (chiefly US), pictures (regional, dated ) * seventh art (the art of making films and movies )

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    actor

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who performs in a theatrical play or film.
  • One who acts; a doer.
  • One who takes part in a situation.
  • (legal) An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
  • (legal) One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.
  • (policy debate) One who enacts a certain policy action.
  • (software engineering) The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).
  • Synonyms

    * (person who performs in a theatrical play or film) actress (f), performer, player * (one who acts) doer * (one who takes part) participant * (advocate in civil courts or cases) * (a plaintiff) complainant, plaintiff * (one who enacts a policy action) * (entity performing a role in use case analysis) role

    Derived terms

    * straight actor * voice actor * actress

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