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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, 2 May 2025
Chad Michael Murray asks in a new cover story interview with Entertainment Weekly, philosophically pondering the art of revving up his hunky side for his big-screen return as Jake in Freakier Friday.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 1 May 2025
Simon Hill, Wired News, 27 Mar. 2025
The song is instantly picked up by a group of 50 or so customers, gathered in front of the establishment’s big screen.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Buzzi also had big-screen roles in Freaky Friday (1976), The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979), The Villain (1979) and Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981).
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025
Chad Michael Murray asks in a new cover story interview with Entertainment Weekly, philosophically pondering the art of revving up his hunky side for his big-screen return as Jake in Freakier Friday.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 1 May 2025
Noun
The basics are nailed, with a big screen, good performance, plenty of stamina, and a solid camera.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 27 Mar. 2025
The song is instantly picked up by a group of 50 or so customers, gathered in front of the establishment’s big screen.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Big-screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-screen. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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