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How to spell screen
Screen is spelled S-C-R-E-E-N. SCR, then EE, as in green and seen.
What it means: A flat surface for viewing something.
In a sentence: The movie was playing on the big screen.
The part people get wrong
Watch for double e.
Same family: screened, screening, unscreened, protect, shield. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.
Where it comes from: The verb “screen” comes from the noun “screen,” which originally meant a protective shield or partition. It traces back to Old French *escrein* or *escran*, meaning a shield, highlighting its original sense of blocking or protecting from harm.
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