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   celluloid

   /ˈsɛljʊlɔɪd/

   noun

   • 1. a transparent flammable plastic made in sheets from camphor and nitrocellulose, formerly used for cinematographic film.
   • ▪ the cinema as a genre: "having made the leap from theatre to celluloid, she can now make more money"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from cellulose + -oid.

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