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单词 double feature
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double feature

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noun

a motion-picture program consisting of two films shown one after the other for the price of a single ticket.
Also called double bill.

Origin of double feature

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

Words nearby double feature

double entente, double entry, double exposure, double-faced, double fault, double feature, double fertilization, double-figure, double first, double-flap amputation, double flat
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British Dictionary definitions for double feature

double feature

noun

films a programme showing two full-length filmsInformal name (US): twin bill
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with double feature

double feature

Also, double bill. A program consisting of two full-length films shown for the price of a single ticket. For example, It was a double feature and lasted five hours, or The women's conference had a double bill, first speakers from China and then visiting guests from the rest of the world. This expression is occasionally loosely used for other paired events (as in the second example). [c. 1930]

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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