Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silver screen

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables
sil-ver screen
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An early type of cinema screen which had a coating of silver or another shiny metal.

noun

Any cinema screen onto which films are projected.

noun

Movies, or that which is related to movies or cinema.

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What does silver screen mean?
An early type of cinema screen which had a coating of silver or another shiny metal.

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