feature-length

American  

[fee-cher-length] / ˈfi tʃərˈlɛŋθ /

adjective

1. long enough to be made a feature; of full length.

   a feature-length story; a feature-length film.

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feature-length British  

adjective

1. (of a film or programme) similar in extent to a feature although not classed as such

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Etymology

Origin of feature-length

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

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feature-length

That is equivalent to around 20 million feature-length films in terms of data volume, or around a million times the storage on a typical computer, he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

But in using what he could, Mr. Doherty notes, “he certainly earned more than a footnote in motion picture history by creating the first U.S.-made, feature-length anti-Nazi film.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

With Parsons now adapting the Backrooms for a feature-length horror thriller, the strange fictive world is rapidly entering mainstream discourse.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026

Connor, who also executive produced the film with Locke, felt Charlie and Nick’s romance would be better wrapped up in a feature-length format.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

The chances of a life as complex and purposefully incongruent as Madonna’s fitting into one feature-length film — even two or three — are slim, and even that’s an understatement.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026