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feature

('f/i//tS//@/r )

a prominent attribute or aspect of something(noun.cognition)

Example:
The map showed roads and other features.

Synonym:
characteristic

source: wordnet30
the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin(noun.body)

Example:
An expression of pleasure crossed his features.

Synonym:
lineament

source: wordnet30
the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater(noun.communication)

Example:
The feature tonight is `Casablanca'.

Synonym:
feature film

source: wordnet30
a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine(noun.communication)

Example:
They ran a feature on retirement planning.

Synonym:
feature article

source: wordnet30
(linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind(noun.cognition)

Synonym:
feature of speech

source: wordnet30
an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
The make, form, or outward appearance of a person; the whole turn or style of the body; esp., good appearance.(noun)

source: webster1913

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