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Television vs Movie - What's the difference?

television | movie |

As nouns the difference between television and movie

is that television is television while movie is a motion picture.

television

English

(wikipedia television)

Noun

  • (uncountable) An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
    • It’s a good thing that television doesn’t transmit smell.
  • (countable) A device for receiving television signals and displaying them in visual form.
    • I have an old television in the study.
  • (uncountable) Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television.
    • fifty-seven channels and nothing on television

    Derived terms

    (television) * cable television * on television * televangelism * televangelist * television channel * television network * television station * TV

    Synonyms

    (television) * boob tube * cultural barbiturate * electronic babysitter * glass teat * goggle box * idiot box * plebvision * the shit box * television set * telly * the tube * TV

    Related terms

    (television) * televisional * televisionally * televisionary * televise, televize * televisual

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (neologism, informal) To watch television.

    • Anagrams

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    movie

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A motion picture.
  • (usually, pluralized) A cinema.
    • Let's go to the movies .

    Synonyms

    * film

    Derived terms

    * action movie * adult movie * B-movie * home movie * horror movie * moviehouse * movieland * movie star * movie theater * movieverse * popcorn movie * slasher movie * tentpole movie