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double feature

noun

: a movie program with two main films

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Just be prepared with ample snacks and bathroom break plans, as the double feature's runtime is 5 hours and 12 minutes. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025 And while Handmaiden wouldn’t necessarily be classified as a horror film, this pairing would make a great double feature. Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025 Alison Willmore is looking forward to the Radu Jude double feature of Kontinental ’25 and Dracula. Morgan Baila, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025 The night sky is rolling out a dramatic double feature this month: The September full moon is also a total lunar eclipse, otherwise known as a blood moon. Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for double feature

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double feature was in 1928

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“Double feature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20feature. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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