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  2. Glossary of motion picture terms - Wikipedia

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    In modern usage the term more commonly indicates simply that a film is of a substantial length or running time, as distinguished from short films, though what is considered "feature length" can vary and has changed over time. feature length The minimum running time necessary to be considered a full-length or feature film, as opposed to a short ...

  3. The Man Who Sold the World (song) - Wikipedia

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    The lyrics are noted as very cryptic and evocative; in Doggett's words, "begging but defying interpretation." [ 8 ] Like most of his work during this period, Bowie frequently avoided giving a direct interpretation of the lyrics; he later remarked that he felt it was unfair to give it to Lulu in 1973 because it dealt with the "devils and angels ...

  4. List of English back-formations - Wikipedia

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    Back-formation is either the process of creating a new lexeme (less precisely, a new "word") by removing actual or supposed affixes, or a neologism formed by such a process. Back-formations are shortened words created from longer words, thus back-formations may be viewed as a sub-type of clipping .

  5. If I Could Turn Back Time - Wikipedia

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    "If I Could Turn Back Time" has been performed on seven of Cher's concert tours, most recently on the Here We Go Again Tour in 2018–2020, and at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards. The song has been covered by a number of artists and has also been featured on the soundtrack of Deadpool 2 (2018), among others.

  6. Film - Wikipedia

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    A feature-length film, or feature film, is of a conventional full length, usually 60 minutes or more, and can commercially stand by itself without other films in a ticketed screening. [37] A short is a film that is not as long as a feature-length film, often screened with other shorts, or preceding a feature-length film.

  7. List of American comedy films - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of American comedy films.. Comedy films are separated into two categories: short films and feature films.Any film over 40 minutes long is considered to be of feature-length (although most feature films produced since 1950 are considerably longer, those made in earlier eras frequently ranged from little more than an hour to as little as four reels, which amounted to about 44 ...

  8. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch - Wikipedia

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    Some words, by their structure, can suggest extended forms that may turn out to be contentious (e.g. lesbian and transgender imply the longer words lesbianism and transgenderism, which are sometimes taken as offensive for seeming to imply a belief system or agenda). For additional guidance on -ist/-ism terms, see § Contentious labels, above.

  9. Valediction - Wikipedia

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    The word or words used express respect, esteem, or regard for the person to whom the correspondence is directed, and the exact form used depends on a number of factors. [ 6 ] In British English, valedictions have largely been replaced by the use of "Yours sincerely " or "Yours faithfully".