"featurette" meaning in English

See featurette in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: featurettes [plural]
Etymology: From feature + -ette. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|feature|ette|id2=diminutive}} feature + -ette Head templates: {{en-noun}} featurette (plural featurettes)
  1. (film) A relatively short feature film. Categories (topical): Film Translations (a relatively short feature film): rövidfilm (Hungarian), kisfilm (Hungarian), kisjátékfilm (Hungarian), mion-ghnéchlár [masculine] (Irish), қысқаметражды фильм (english: qysqametrajdy film) (Kazakh), film średniometrażowy [masculine] (Polish), короткометражный фильм (korotkometražnyj filʹm) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-featurette-en-noun-FTMzUbtK Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television Disambiguation of 'a relatively short feature film': 86 14
  2. (film) A short film of bonus material, companion to the main feature, frequently part of additional material in a home video release on LaserDisc, DVD, Blu-Ray. Categories (topical): Film Translations (bonus material): featurette [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-featurette-en-noun-dZcJm-00 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ette (diminutive), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ette (diminutive): 27 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 88 Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television Disambiguation of 'bonus material': 5 95

Inflected forms

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