"multiscreen" meaning in English

See multiscreen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: multi- + screen Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|multi|screen}} multi- + screen Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} multiscreen (not comparable)
  1. Having multiple screens. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-multiscreen-en-adj-BZ542uKI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with multi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with multi-: 80 20

Noun

Forms: multiscreens [plural]
Etymology: multi- + screen Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|multi|screen}} multi- + screen Head templates: {{en-noun}} multiscreen (plural multiscreens)
  1. A cinema with more than one screen.
    Sense id: en-multiscreen-en-noun-9KK~JILc

Inflected forms

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