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Noun: picture palace  'pik-chur 'pa-lis
Usage: Brit, archaic
  1. A theatre where films are shown
    - cinema, movie theater [US], movie theatre [N. Amer], movie house [N. Amer], pictures [Brit], picture house [Brit], flicks [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: picture palaces

Type of: house, theater [US], theatre

Encyclopedia: Picture palace