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: relating to movies or to the movie industry
She worked on the novel's big-screen adaptation.
Big-screen villains that resemble America's real-world enemies are as old as the movies themselves.—
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: having a large screen
a big-screen television
And in my experience testing big-screen phones …, it really is far more difficult to do anything on them one-handed, including typing.—John Gruber
John Gruber
: the motion-picture medium often as contrasted to television
a story adapted for the big screen
Synonyms
Examples of big-screen in a Sentence
Noun
many actors now take roles for both television and the big screen
Recent Examples on the WebDaniela Avila, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2024
The actress-turned-filmmaker’s latest big-screen effort, Chosen Family, has been acquired by Brainstorm Media for North America with a theatrical release set for Oct. 11.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2024
Analis Bailey, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
The best way to watch any sort of network programming for free on a big screen is with a good HD antenna.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
Her family has stayed close as Greenblatt has racked up her big-screen film credits, from 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War to 2021’s In the Heights.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2024
The actress-turned-filmmaker’s latest big-screen effort, Chosen Family, has been acquired by Brainstorm Media for North America with a theatrical release set for Oct. 11.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2024
Noun
Wunder Garten will have a big screen set up in the Noma beer garden.
—Analis Bailey, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
The best way to watch any sort of network programming for free on a big screen is with a good HD antenna.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Big-screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-screen. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
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