double feature

noun

: a movie program with two main films

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Reading this essay reminded me of being a kid and going to double feature matinées on Saturday afternoons with my younger brother. Longreads, 18 Oct. 2024 Do a double feature with the 1990 movie and the 2020 remake starring Anne Hathaway and Octavia Spencer. Kara Nesvig, Parents, 8 Oct. 2024 Michigan Trump has a double feature in Michigan Friday. James Powel, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024 Paris also offers the backdrop to the NBA's annual Paris game, which this season will be a double feature starring the San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers. Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 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 21 Nov. 2024.

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