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one-reeler

[ wuhn-ree-ler ]

noun

  1. a motion picture, especially a cartoon or comedy, of 10 to 12 minutes' duration and contained on one reel of film: popular especially in the era of silent films.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of one-reeler1

1915–20; one reel + -er 1

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