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one-reeler

American  
[wuhn-ree-ler] / ˈwʌnˈri lər /

noun

  1. a motion picture, especially a cartoon or comedy, of 10 to 12 minutes' duration and contained on one reel of film: popular especially in the era of silent films.

Etymology

Origin of one-reeler

1915–20; one reel + -er 1

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