celluloid
noun/ˈseljulɔɪd/
/ˈseljulɔɪd/
[uncountable]- a thin clear plastic material made in sheets, used in the past for cinema filmTopics Film and theatrec2
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- (old-fashioned) used as a way of referring to films
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from cellulose + -oid.
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