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FEATURE OF SPEECH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind
Synonyms:
feature; feature of speech
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("feature of speech" is a kind of...):
attribute; dimension; property (a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished)
Domain category:
linguistics (the scientific study of language)