short subject

n. A brief film often shown before a feature-length film.

short subject

n (Film) chiefly US a short film, esp one presented between screenings of a feature film

short′ sub`ject

n. a short film, as a documentary or travelogue, shown as part of a program with a feature-length film. [1940–45]

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short subject - a brief film; often shown prior to showing the featuremotion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"animated cartoon, toon, cartoon - a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequencenewsreel - a short film and commentary about current events

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noun a brief film

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