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screening
noun screen·ing \ˈskrē-niŋ\
: an event in which a movie is shown to an audience
: the act of doing a test on a person or a person's blood, urine, etc., to look for evidence of a disease, illegal drug, etc.
: the act of examining people or things in order to decide if they are suitable for a particular purpose
Full Definition of SCREENING
1
: the act or process of one that screens
2
plural but sing or plural in constr : material (as waste or fine coal) separated out by means of a screen
3
: metal or plastic mesh (as for window screens)
4
: a showing of a motion picture
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