"feature story" meaning in English

See feature story in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: feature stories [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} feature story (plural feature stories)
  1. (journalism) A human-interest story or article that is not closely tied to a recent news event. Wikipedia link: feature story Categories (topical): Mass media
    Sense id: en-feature_story-en-noun-1qvkkKOy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: journalism, media

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