cineliterate

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adjective

Familiar with films and cinema.

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Meanings

adjectivecineliterate (comparative more cineliterate, superlative most cineliterate)

comparative more cineliterate · superlative most cineliterate

  1. Familiar with films and cinema.

    The noir “look” is now part of a knowing postmodern culture, with cineliterate audiences attuned to the multiple allusions and prepared to accept a greater narrative ambiguity and range of stylistic devices.

    2010, Andrew Spicer, Historical dictionary of film noir, page 218

Origin

From cine- + literate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

antierectile
Cite this entry
APA

cineliterate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cineliterate

MLA

“cineliterate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cineliterate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cineliterate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cineliterate.

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