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English
Noun
small screen
- (broadcasting) The broadcast or cable television screen, as opposed to the cinema screen (or big screen); by extension, the television programs themselves.
Jane Smith made her small-screen debut in 1998, appearing as a patient in a hospital drama.
2018, Ferran Adrià, “What's on Netflix and Amazon this month - July 2018”, in The Guardian:"Marvel’s attempts to conquer TV as comprehensively as it has done cinema continues with what might be its most distinctive small-screen effort yet."
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broadcast or cable television screen