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race film

race film noun: a genre of film produced in the United States between about 1915 and the early 1950s, consisting of films produced for black audiences, and featuring black casts; any such film.

Noun

race film (countable and uncountable, plural race films)

  1. A genre of film produced in the United States between about 1915 and the early 1950s, consisting of films produced for black audiences, and featuring black casts; any such film.

Forms of race film

pluralrace films

Questions about race film

What does race film mean?
Race film means a genre of film produced in the United States between about 1915 and the early 1950s, consisting of films produced for black audiences, and featuring black casts; any such film.
What part of speech is race film?
Race film is a noun.
What is the plural of race film?
The plural of race film is race films.

Words near race film in the dictionary

  1. race days
  2. race detractor
  3. race detractors
  4. race feeling
  5. race feelings
  6. race film
  7. race films
  8. race game
  9. race games
  10. race ginger
  11. race glass

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