featurette

noun

fea·​tur·​ette ˈfē-chər-ˌet How to pronounce featurette (audio)
ˌfē-chər-ˈet
: a short film
especially : a short documentary film about the making of a full-length movie

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Sneak Peek Saturday will offer a look at upcoming summer and holiday films with content from CinemaCon, the annual movie theater industry trade show that offers trailers and other featurettes that are typically reserved for exhibitors and industry professionals. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024 While there's more opportunity to flex his comedic range as both the younger and older Doctor Ivo 'Eggman' Robotnik in 's third live-action Sonic movie, there's one major downside, the actor joked in a new featurette released on YouTube. Griff Griffin, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024 Ahead of the spin-off’s June 6, 2025 premiere, Lionsgate unveiled a new featurette for From the World of John Wick: Ballerina during a Comic-Con Brazil panel, which was livestreamed on YouTube on Sunday. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024 The actor confirmed the character’s backstory in a featurette about the show that has since gone viral. Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for featurette 

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of featurette was in 1940

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“Featurette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/featurette. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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