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offscreen
[ awf-skreen, of- ]
adjective
- occurring, existing, or done away from the motion-picture or television screen:
an offscreen voice.
- in real life rather than on the motion-picture or television screen:
the newscaster's offscreen personality.
adverb
- apart or away from motion-picture or television performances; in actual life:
Offscreen he's a racing-car enthusiast.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of offscreen1
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Example Sentences
Sadly, the internal strife onscreen was shadowed by turmoil offscreen.
From The Daily Beast
Offscreen, he is the Nascar set's totemic badass, the God-fearing patriot who walks the walk.
From The Daily Beast
He scowled at the offscreen miscreant who had mistakenly summoned him.
From Project Gutenberg
Al, the pilot, was actually interviewed by an offscreen voice!
From Project Gutenberg
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