small screen
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small screen
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Analogy with big screen.
noun
- The broadcast or cable television screen, as opposed to the cinema screen (or big screen)
- The medium of television. Jane Smith made her small-screen debut in 1998, appearing as a patient in a hospital drama.
Opposite: big screen
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noun
Opposite: big screen
Translations
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noun broadcast or cable television screen
| Español | pequeña pantalla, pantalla chica |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 電視 /电视 diànshì |
| Português | telinha |
| Français | petit écran |
| Italiano | piccolo schermo |
| Ελληνικά | μικρή οθόνη mikrí othóni |
| Română | micul ecran |
| Русский | ма́лый экра́н mályj ekrán |
| עברית | המסך הקטן hamasakh hakatan |
Talk about this word "small screen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/small%20screen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. small screen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/small%20screen "small screen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/small%20screen.Cite this
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title = {small screen},
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