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  • screen test
    screen test
    noun
    a filmed audition to determine the suitability of an individual for appearing or acting in a motion picture.
  • screen-test
    screen-test
    verb (used with object)
    to give a screen test to.

screen test

1 American  

noun

  1. a filmed audition to determine the suitability of an individual for appearing or acting in a motion picture.

screen-test 2 American  
[skreen-test] / ˈskrinˌtɛst /

verb (used with object)

  1. to give a screen test to.

    The studio screen-tested 400 children before casting the part.

verb (used without object)

  1. to undergo a screen test.

    Dozens of actors have screen-tested for the role.
screen test British  

noun

  1. a filmed audition of a prospective actor or actress to test suitability

  2. the test film so made

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Etymology

Origin of screen test1

First recorded in 1920–25

Origin of screen-test2

First recorded in 1965–70; v. use of noun phrase screen test

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