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    screening
    /ˈskriːnɪŋ/

    noun

    • 1. a showing of a film, video, or television programme: "filmgoers were shut out in droves from the film's many screenings in Cannes"
    • 2. the evaluation or investigation of something as part of a methodical survey, to assess suitability for a particular role or purpose: "nowhere is drug screening more common than in the federal criminal justice system"

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  2. Screening can mean a showing of a film, a test or examination to discover something wrong, or a process in business. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, and translations.

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  3. Learn the various meanings and uses of the word screening, such as the act of separating material by a screen, a showing of a movie, or a test for cancer. See examples, synonyms, word history, and related entries.

  4. Screening definition: the act or work of a person who screens, as in ascertaining the character and competence of applicants, employees, etc.. See examples of SCREENING used in a sentence.

  5. Screening is the act of showing a film or television programme, or the testing or examining of a large number of people or things for disease, faults, etc. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation, usage and synonyms of screening with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

  6. noun. 1. medicine. a. the process of examining people for the presence of a disease. b. ( as modifier) a screening programme. He visited a newly instituted screening centre for SARS. 2. the act or an instance of showing a film at a cinema or on television. The film-makers will be present at the screenings to introduce their works. 3.

  7. 1. the activity of a person who screens, as in ascertaining the qualifications of applicants. 2. the showing of a motion picture. 3. screenings, ( used with a sing. or pl. v.) a. undesirable material that has been separated from usable material by means of a screen. b. extremely fine coal.

  8. the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it. synonyms: cover, covering, masking. see more. noun. testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics. see more. Pronunciation. US. /ˈskrinɪŋ/ UK. /ˈskrinɪŋ/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Screening."