Nonfranchise

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not belonging to a franchise. not-comparable

    "And it’s often noted that middle-sized nonfranchise movies are being squeezed almost out of existence, that the industry is split between the very big — the globally released, audience-gobbling franchises — and the very small, which increasingly means movies that will be streamed and downloaded more than they are seen in theaters."

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"And it’s often noted that middle-sized nonfranchise movies are being squeezed almost out of existence, that the industry is split between the very big — the globally released, audience-gobbling franchises — and the very small, which increasingly means movies that will be streamed and downloaded more than they are seen in theaters."

Etymology

From non- + franchise.

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