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screenings

n. countable
B1 Intermediate US //ˈskɹinɪŋz// UK //skɹˈiːnɪŋz// screen·ings

n. the showing of a movie or a television program to an audience. You use this when talking about specific times a film is played at a theater.

n. the act of showing a film or television program to an audience. Often refers to scheduled events in a cinema or festival context.


SIMPLE

The cinema has three screenings of the new movie today.

CONTEXTUAL

Due to high demand, the festival organizers added two late-night screenings of the award-winning documentary.

COMPLEX

The director attended several private screenings to gauge audience reactions before the final cut was released to the general public.

Synonyms
Usage

Commonly used in the plural when referring to a schedule or a series of showings.

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