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characteristic, differential, highlight, identity (individuality), particularity, specialty (distinctive mark), technicality
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distinctive feature — n. Linguis. any of the set of phonetic characteristics that, when variously grouped together, distinguish one phoneme from another [the bundle of distinctive features for the phoneme /m/ includes [+ consonant] and [+ nasal], while the one for the … English World dictionary
Distinctive feature — In linguistics, a distinctive feature is the most basic unit of phonological structure that may be analyzed in phonological theory. Distinctive features are grouped into categories according to the natural classes of segments they describe: major … Wikipedia
distinctive feature — noun an odd or unusual characteristic • Syn: ↑peculiarity, ↑distinguishing characteristic • Hypernyms: ↑feature, ↑characteristic • Hyponyms: ↑calling card * * * Ling … Useful english dictionary
distinctive feature — Ling. 1. a feature of the sound system of a language that serves as the crucial distinguishing mark between two phonemes, as the distinctive feature of voicing, which distinguishes b from p in English, or nasality, which distinguishes m from b… … Universalium
distinctive feature — distinc′tive fea′ture n. phn any of a set of phonetic properties, as bilabial, voiced, or nasal, serving to characterize and distinguish between the significant sounds or phonemes in a language • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
Feature (linguistics) — A feature is a concept applied to several fields of linguistics, typically involving the assignment of binary or unary conditions which act as constraints.In phonologyIn phonology, segments are categorized into natural classes on the basis of… … Wikipedia
feature — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 important part of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ basic, central, critical, crucial, essential, fundamental, important, key, main, major … Collocations dictionary
feature — fea|ture1 W1S2 [ˈfi:tʃə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: feture shape, form , from Latin facere to do, make ] 1.) a part of something that you notice because it seems important, interesting, or typical ▪ Air bags are a standard… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Feature — For featured articles in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Featured articles and featured article candidates For feature requests relating to the MediaWiki software which powers Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Bug reports and feature requests For featured topics … Wikipedia
distinctive — dis|tinc|tive [ dı stıŋktıv ] adjective ** easy to recognize because of being different from other people or things of the same type: INDIVIDUAL: a smooth, rich coffee with a distinctive flavor a distinctive feature: Good visuals and diagrams are … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
