double feature

noun

: a movie program with two main films

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There’s tons of in-your-face werewolf action, big guns and lots of blood and guts in this throwback flick that would feel right at home in a drive-in double feature. —

William Earl, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024 Stargazers are in for quite the double feature this weekend: The Beaver moon, the last supermoon of the year, will share the celestial stage with the dazzling Leonid meteor shower. —

Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024 Teen Wolf is a cherished example of adolescent comedy, which slots in nicely on a double feature with its spiritual successor, Teen Witch (1989). —

EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024 Assembling award-winning guests, archival prints and extended conversations, the series will kick off Nov. 18 for a double feature of Mann’s The Insider and Heat. —

Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 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 Dec. 2024.

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