moviedom en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English movie Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English moviedom From movie + -dom.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The world of movies and movie production
Despite a modest increase in 2007 box office receipts, moviedom is trudging into January with a droop in its shoulders.
2008 January 2, Brooks Barnes, “A Film Year Full of Escapism, Flat in Attendance”, in New York Times: