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screening

[ skree-ning ]

noun

  1. the act or work of a person who screens, as in ascertaining the character and competence of applicants, employees, etc.
  2. the showing of a motion picture:

    There will be screenings at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

  3. screenings, (used with a singular or plural verb)
    1. undesirable material that has been separated from usable material by means of a screen or sieve:

      screenings of imperfect grain.

    2. extremely fine coal.
  4. the meshed material used in screens for windows and doors.


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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of screening1

First recorded in 1715–25; screen + -ing 1
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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has been offering mental health screening and services to the sickest young children who pass through its neonatal intensive care unit for about 10 year.

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The Minecraft Movie's director says he has been "laughing my brains out" at the trend for audience members shouting out, jumping up and down, and in some cases throwing popcorn in the air during screenings.

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Though genetic screening and a recent mammogram had come back clear for her, she took an online exam called the Tyrer-Cuzick risk assessment test.

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The case found that about 35% of the embryos, which were actually normal and could have resulted in a viable pregnancy, were found to be abnormal by the faulty screening.

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The original 1977 cinematic release of Star Wars will be shown on the big screen this summer in London, marking its first public screening in decades.

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