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lungometraggio

feature film

noun loon-goh-meh-TRAHJ-joh Rare

Also means

full-length film

Usage Note

Lungometraggio is a compound of lungo ('long') + metraggio ('footage/length'). It contrasts with cortometraggio ('short film') and mediometraggio ('medium-length film'). The plural is regular: i lungometraggi. In industry usage it typically means a film of 70 minutes or more.

Examples

"Il suo primo lungometraggio ha vinto un premio."

Natural Translation

His first feature film won an award.

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