Translating the word 'movie'

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yee0890
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Translating the word 'movie'

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how would one translate motion picture/ film/ movie into Latin?
mota pictura?

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thesaurus
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pellicula, -ae f., est verbum quaeris.

http://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pellicula
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thank you!
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