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31feature*/*/*/ — [ˈfiːtʃə] noun [C] I 1) an important part or aspect of something The latest model has a lot of new safety features.[/ex] the natural features of the landscape[/ex] 2) a part of your face such as your eyes, nose, or mouth Her large blue eyes were… …
32feature — {{11}}feature (n.) early 14c., make, form, fashion, from Anglo Fr. feture, from O.Fr. faiture deed, action; fashion, shape, form; countenance, from L. factura a formation, a working, from pp. stem of facere make, do, perform (see FACTITIOUS (Cf.… …
33feature — noun 1》 a distinctive attribute or aspect. ↘a part of the face, such as the mouth, making a significant contribution to its overall appearance. 2》 a newspaper or magazine article or a broadcast programme devoted to a particular topic.… …
34distinctive — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ highly, particularly, truly …
35feature — [14] Feature comes ultimately from Latin factūra, a derivative of the verb facere ‘do, make’ which meant literally ‘making, formation’. Elements of this original sense remained when the word reached English via Old French faiture – when John… …
36feature — [14] Feature comes ultimately from Latin factūra, a derivative of the verb facere ‘do, make’ which meant literally ‘making, formation’. Elements of this original sense remained when the word reached English via Old French faiture – when John… …
37feature — I. noun Etymology: Middle English feture, from Anglo French, from Latin factura act of making, from factus, past participle of facere to make more at do Date: 14th century 1. a. the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person b.… …
38feature — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lineament, aspect; trait, peculiarity, property, characteristic; presentation, film, story. See form, indication, importance, front, speciality, appearance, part. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Anything… …
39feature of speech — noun (linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind • Syn: ↑feature • Topics: ↑linguistics • Hypernyms: ↑property, ↑attribute, ↑ …
40acoustic feature — Phonet. 1. any acoustic property of a speech sound that may be recorded and analyzed, as its fundamental frequency or formant structure. 2. an acoustic property that defines a class of speech sounds, esp. in distinctive feature analysis, as acute …
