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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
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: the movie medium often as contrasted to television
a story adapted for the big screen
Examples of big-screen in a Sentence
Noun
many actors now take roles for both television and the big screen
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
Kalyan, the Deputy Chief Minister of India’s state Andhra Pradesh since June 2024, garnered a massive fanbase in Indian cinema, headlining several Bollywood hits since his big-screen breakout in the late 1990s.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
John Mihaly, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
The fantasy flick was due to be directed by Michael Gracey, who went on to helm The Greatest Showman and Better Man, last year's big screen biopic about the life of singer Robbie Williams.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Judith Parker Harris, the president and CEO of Worldwide Entertainment Corp., the home of the 1958 sci-fi classic The Blob that featured Steve McQueen in his big-screen debut, has died.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
Kalyan, the Deputy Chief Minister of India’s state Andhra Pradesh since June 2024, garnered a massive fanbase in Indian cinema, headlining several Bollywood hits since his big-screen breakout in the late 1990s.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
Fortunately, the Big Spring Deal sees a deep 20% discount on this bright and beautiful big screen, so get yours while the sale lasts.
—John Mihaly, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
The fantasy flick was due to be directed by Michael Gracey, who went on to helm The Greatest Showman and Better Man, last year's big screen biopic about the life of singer Robbie Williams.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Big-screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-screen. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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