short subject

noun

Synonyms of short subjectnext
: a brief often documentary or educational film

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The festival begins Friday and continues through Saturday with more than a dozen film selections, both full features and short subjects. Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026 Full Frame is a qualifying festival for the Academy Award documentary film short subject. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025 Movies were paired with overtures and intermissions rather than short subjects or promotional trailers. Cory Stillman, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025 The last person to accomplish this feat was Charles Guggenheim in 1994, for feature length D-Day Remembered and short subject A Time for Justice, winning for the latter. Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for short subject

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First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of short subject was in 1908

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“Short subject.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20subject. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.

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