SCREENING | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Screening

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈskriːnɪŋ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a showing of a film, video, or television programme

Short Definition:

showing of film, video, or television programme

Examples:
  • filmgoers were shut out in droves from the film's many screenings in Cannes
  • the less-than-successful screening of the sitcom's pilot episode
Definition:

the evaluation or investigation of something as part of a methodical survey, to assess suitability for a particular role or purpose

Short Definition:

evaluation or investigation of something as part of methodical survey

Examples:
  • nowhere is drug screening more common than in the federal criminal justice system
Definition:

refuse separated by sieving grain.

Short Definition:

refuse separated by sieving grain

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