moving-picture show vs short subject

short subject vs moving-picture show

moving-picture show and short subject both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
moving-picture show	Yes	No	No	No
short subject	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, short subject is a hyponym of moving-picture show; that is, short subject is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than moving-picture show:

moving-picture show: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
short subject: a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature

Other hyponyms of moving-picture show include telefilm, feature, feature film, final cut, home movie, collage film, coming attraction, shoot-'em-up, docudrama, documentary, documentary film, infotainment, cinema verite, film noir, skin flick, rough cut, silent movie, silent picture, silents, slow motion, talkie, talking picture, 3-D, 3D, three-D, musical, musical comedy, musical theater, co-production, family film, family movie.

moving-picture show (noun)	short subject (noun)
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement	a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature

Difference between moving-picture show and short subject

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