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Definition of
widescreen noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
widescreen
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈwaɪdskrin
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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a way of presenting images on television with the width a lot greater than the height
synonym
letterbox
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widescreen
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