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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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Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 14 Mar. 2025
The 2006 teen comedy marked the actor’s big-screen debut after his breakthrough role in ABC’s Desperate Housewives.
—John Russell, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Mar. 2025
In recent years, one of the busiest weeks in the publishing calendar has seen something of a small and big screen invasion, as producers and agents sniffing out the next Normal People, Lessons in Chemistry or Conclave descend on the English capital to see what’s what.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
There’s a big-screen TV, and then there’s 85 inches of pure cinematic glory.
—Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 14 Mar. 2025
The 2006 teen comedy marked the actor’s big-screen debut after his breakthrough role in ABC’s Desperate Housewives.
—John Russell, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
Beyoncé has starred in a number of films, but according to Tina Knowles, the 35-time Grammy winner’s big screen days are behind her.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Mar. 2025
In recent years, one of the busiest weeks in the publishing calendar has seen something of a small and big screen invasion, as producers and agents sniffing out the next Normal People, Lessons in Chemistry or Conclave descend on the English capital to see what’s what.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Big-screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-screen. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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