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film
A	noun
	1	film
			a thin coating or layer; "the table was covered with a film of dust"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚film ╚soap film ╚slick ╚scum
	2	film, photographic film
			photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚instrumentality; instrumentation ╚equipment ╚photographic equipment ╚photographic paper; photographic material ╚film, photographic film ╚sequence; episode ╚roll film ╚roll ╚reel ╚positive ╚panchromatic film ╚orthochromatic film ╚negative ╚motion-picture film; movie film; cine-film ╚microfilm ╚footage
	3	film, plastic film
			a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚sheet; flat solid ╚film, plastic film ╚Polaroid
	4	film, cinema, celluloid
			a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚instrumentality; instrumentation ╚means ╚medium ╚film, cinema, celluloid ╚silver screen
	5	movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick
			a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
		Category Tree: event ╚social event ╚show ╚movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick ╚shoot-'em-up ╚coming attraction ╚collage film ╚home movie ╚final cut ╚feature; feature film
B	verb
	1	film, shoot, take
			make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"
		Category Tree: have; have got; hold ╚keep; hold on ╚save; preserve ╚record; enter; put down ╚film, shoot, take ╚reshoot
	2	film
			record in film; "The coronation was filmed"
		Category Tree: have; have got; hold ╚keep; hold on ╚save; preserve ╚record; enter; put down ╚film ╚microfilm ╚cinematize; cinematise

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