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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
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Noun
many actors now take roles for both television and the big screen
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Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
While 17-inch laptop screens have largely been replaced by 18-inch panels, the formerly popular big-screen size still makes economic sense here at the budget-friendly tier Cyborg occupies.
—Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
Billie Melissa, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
The 1994 big screen version of Farewell My Concubine, adapted from the 1985 novel of the same name, starred the late Leslie Chung, Gong Li and Zhang Fengyi.
—Lawrence Yee, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
After the writers’ and actors’ strikes hobbled an already slow recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, 2025 will finally feature a relatively normal slate of potential blockbusters, including three Marvel Studios movies and the big-screen return of Superman.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
While 17-inch laptop screens have largely been replaced by 18-inch panels, the formerly popular big-screen size still makes economic sense here at the budget-friendly tier Cyborg occupies.
—Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
Mickey 17 Release Date: March 7, 2025 Bong Joon Ho's first film since winning Best Picture with Parasite in 2020 is finally making its big screen debut after multiple delays.
—Billie Melissa, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
The 1994 big screen version of Farewell My Concubine, adapted from the 1985 novel of the same name, starred the late Leslie Chung, Gong Li and Zhang Fengyi.
—Lawrence Yee, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Big-screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-screen. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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