celluloid
noun/ˈsɛljəlɔɪd/
Frequency rank: #17,836 most common English word
Meaning
A flammable plastic material formerly used to make photographic film; also used to refer to cinema in general.
Example sentence
The director fell in love with celluloid as a medium and refused to shoot his films digitally.
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