cineplex

English

Etymology

Blend of cinema +‎ complex or from cine- +‎ -plex

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪnəplɛks/

Noun

cineplex (plural cineplexes)

1. (US) A cinema having multiple theatres (showing rooms).

   Synonyms: multiplex, cinema complex, cinema multiplex

   Hypernyms: complex, multiplex, cinema

   • 1990, John Updike, Rabbit at Rest:

     Maybe twice a month they go to a movie at a cineplex in a giant mall over on Palmetto Palm Boulevard two miles away