picture show vs short subject

short subject vs picture show

picture show and short subject both are nouns.

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

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

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 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.

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 picture show and short subject

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