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on-screen
[ on-skreen, awn- ]
/ ˈɒnˈskrin, ˈɔn- /
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adjective
occurring within a motion picture or television show or in an actor's professional life: a raucous on-screen personality that was at odds with his quiet private life.
displayed on a television screen; supplied by means of television: an on-screen course in economics.
adverb
in a motion picture or television program or in one's professional life: On-screen he's a villain.
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Origin of on-screen
First recorded in 1950–55
Words nearby on-screen
onrush, ONS, Onsager, on sale, on schedule, on-screen, on-seam, on-season, on second thought, onset, onshore
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