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bi·o·scope

(bī′ə-skōp′)

An early movie projector.

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bioscope

(ˈbaɪəˌskəʊp)

1. (Film) a kind of early film projector

2. (Film) a South African word for cinema

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bioscope

1. a film projector of the early 20th century.
2. British. a motion-picture theater.

See also: Films

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Noun	1.	bioscope - a South African movie theater movie house, movie theater, movie theatre, picture palace, cinema - a theater where films are shown
	2.	bioscope - a kind of early movie projector cine projector, film projector, movie projector - projects successive frames from a reel of film to create moving pictures

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