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SILVER SCREEN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
Synonyms:
projection screen; screen; silver screen
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("silver screen" is a kind of...):
surface (the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "silver screen"):
wide screen (a projection screen that is much wider than it is high)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The film industry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("silver screen" is a kind of...):
celluloid; cinema; film (a medium that disseminates moving pictures)
