big screen

big screen
big screen noun
The cinema, as opposed to television
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Main Entry:big

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informal the movies

the play was adapted for the big screen

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noun
the big screen
: movies and the movie industry especially when they are being compared to television

She was a star of the big screen. [=the silver screen]

The television show was adapted for the big screen. [=the television show was made into a movie]

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the ˌbig ˈscreen [big screen] noun singular
the cinema (when contrasted with television)

The movie hits the big screen in July.

her first big-screen success


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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