feature film

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
feature/ˈfiːtʃə(r)/

▶noun

• 1 a distinctive attribute or aspect.

  ■ a part of the face, such as the mouth, making a significant contribution to its overall appearance.

• 2 a newspaper or magazine article or a broadcast programme devoted to a particular topic.

  ■ (also feature film) a full-length film intended as the main item in a cinema programme.

▶verb have as a feature.

■ have as an important actor or participant.

■ (feature in) be a feature of or take an important part in.

– derivatives
-featured adjective,
featureless adjective.

– origin ME: from OFr. faiture ‘form’, from L. factura (see facture).