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Definition of film noir noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

film noir

noun
 
/ˌfɪlm ˈnwɑː(r)/
 
/ˌfɪlm ˈnwɑːr/
(plural films noirs
 
/ˌfɪlm ˈnwɑː(r)/
 
/ˌfɪlm ˈnwɑːr/
)
(from French)
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  1. [uncountable] a style of making films in which there are strong feelings of fear or evil; a film made in this styleTopics Film and theatrec2 compare noir
    Word OriginFrench, literally ‘black film’.
See film noir in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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