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on–screen
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
on–screen
(adverb)
on–screen
/
ˈ
ɑːn
ˈ
skriːn/
adverb
on–screen
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ˈ
ɑːn
ˈ
skriːn/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of ON–SCREEN
1
:
in a movie or television program
They play newlyweds
on-screen
, but in real life they've been married 10 years.
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2
:
on a computer, television, or movie screen
The images appear
on-screen
.
Edit the text
on-screen
.
She's only
on-screen
for a few seconds in this movie.
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— on–screen
adjective
the
on-screen
action (of the movie)
the actor's
on-screen
family
an
on-screen
display
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