septième art

French

Etymology

Calque of Italian settima arte, coined by Ricciotto Canudo in 1911.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɛ.tjɛ.m‿aʁ/
  • France (Lyon)(file)

Noun

septième art m (uncountable)

  1. (singular only) cinema, filmmaking
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