feature
[ fee-cher ]
/ ˈfi tʃər /
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noun
verb (used with object), fea·tured, fea·tur·ing.
verb (used without object), fea·tured, fea·tur·ing.
to play a major part.
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Origin of feature
synonym study for feature
1. Feature, characteristic, peculiarity refer to a distinctive trait of an individual or of a class. Feature suggests an outstanding or marked property that attracts attention: Complete harmony was a feature of the convention. Characteristic means a distinguishing mark or quality (or one of such) always associated in one's mind with a particular person or thing: Defiance is one of his characteristics. Peculiarity means that distinct or unusual characteristic that marks off an individual in the class to which he, she, or it belongs: A blue-black tongue is a peculiarity of the chow chow.
OTHER WORDS FROM feature
trans·fea·ture, verb (used with object), trans·fea·tured, trans·fea·tur·ing.un·der·fea·ture, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for feature
feature
/ (ˈfiːtʃə) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for feature
C14: from Anglo-French feture, from Latin factūra a making, from facere to make
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