Meaning of kino | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A botanical gum produced by various trees and other plants, particularly bloodwood species of eucalypts (Angophora, Corymbia, Eucalyptus), Butea, and Pterocarpus, used in tanning and dyeing and as an astringent in medicine.
   countable, uncountable
2. Especially good or sophisticated cinema.
   Internet, uncountable, usually
3. Physical contact with another person, touch.
   uncountable

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Examples

“Man, I hate Marvel movies, but Scorsese, now that's some real kino.”

“I noticed, however, that the more interested the 11 became, the more kino the 10 gave me.”

“It is the specific pacing of escalating kino that is important, not the physical touches.”

“There's no way for me to find out a girl's attitude toward kino without giving it a try and pushing some limits, so I never miss an opportunity to touch her.”

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