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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.—
Vanity Fair
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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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Paul Ridden
may 25, New Atlas, 25 May 2025
Earlier this month, it was also announced that the children’s animation phenomenon will be getting the big-screen treatment after touring with a live production and its success on streaming.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2025
Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 27 May 2025
She was broadcast on the arena's big screen for the whole crowd to see.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2025
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Adjective
Folks who prefer cabling to a media source can do so over HDMI, and big-screen gamers benefit from fast wake-up and auto low-latency modes.
—Paul Ridden
may 25, New Atlas, 25 May 2025
Earlier this month, it was also announced that the children’s animation phenomenon will be getting the big-screen treatment after touring with a live production and its success on streaming.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2025
Noun
The film marked Williams' big screen debut following his breakout role as Mork on Happy Days and its hit spinoff, Mork & Mindy.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 27 May 2025
She was broadcast on the arena's big screen for the whole crowd to see.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2025
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“Big-screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-screen. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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