bioscope en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope English bioscope From bio- + -scope. Modern use in South Africa is under the influence of Afrikaans bioskoop.
Meanings
- An early form of movie projector.
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(Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Singapore, South-Africa, dated) A cinema or movie theatre.
Like their Western brothers, groups of native youths [in Burma] from out-lying places set out cheerfully on Saturday nights to visit the nearest "Bioscope", as they call the cinema[.]
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 175:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bioscopes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (4)
pl bioskop (an early form of movie projector) · or ବାୟସ୍କୋପ୍ (an early form of movie projector) · hi बायस्कोप (an early form of movie projector) · pt bioscópio (an early form of movie projector)