double feature

noun

: a movie program with two main films

Examples of double feature in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The program includes 10 double features each night selected by artists that the gallery represents, including Lee Friedlander, Sophie Calle, Carrie Mae Weems and Nan Goldin. Zoe Ruffner Camille Sojit Pejcha Zoe Ruffner Kyle Beechey Osman Can Yerebakan Samuel Rutter, New York Times, 16 May 2024 Admission is $35 per carload per movie, except for double features (typically on Thursdays). Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for double feature 

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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 31 May. 2024.

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