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Definition of screening noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

screening

noun

/ˈskriːnɪŋ/

/ˈskriːnɪŋ/

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[countable] the act of showing a film or television programme
- This will be the movie's first screening in this country.
Topics Film and theatreb2

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[uncountable, countable] the testing or examining of a large number of people or things for disease, faults, etc.
- breast cancer screening
see also health screening

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