Plural of cineast; multiple people who are enthusiastic about or deeply devoted to cinema as an art form.
From English adaptation of French 'cinéaste' + English plural -s. This represents the anglicized version of the term, popularized particularly in American and British film criticism.
The dual existence of 'cineasts' vs. 'cineastes' in English is like having two dialects within one word—it reflects how American and European film cultures developed slightly different vocabularies.
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