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tainía
Film
A story shown in moving pictures.
Χθες είδαμε μια ωραία ταινία.
Yesterday we saw a nice film.
'Ταινία' (tainía) is borrowed from the Italian term 'cantina', which referred to a strip of film. It reflects modern cinematic developments, especially post-20th century.
'Ταινία' is predominantly used in informal contexts concerning films and cinema. It is commonly found in both spoken and written Greek.