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wide-screen
wide–screen
adjective
: having a screen that is wider than the screen of most televisions
Full Definition of WIDE-SCREEN
:Â of or relating to a projected picture whose aspect ratio is substantially greater than 1.33:1
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First Known Use of WIDE-SCREEN
1953
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