double feature

double feature

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:
1930–35, Americanism
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double feature
 
n
films Informal name (US): twin bill a programme showing two full-length films

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Idioms & Phrases

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]

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