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distinctive feature

dis·tinc·tive fea·ture
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-stingk-tiv fee-cher]
    • /dɪˈstɪŋk tɪv ˈfi tʃər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-stingk-tiv fee-cher]
    • /dɪˈstɪŋk tɪv ˈfi tʃər/

Definitions of distinctive feature words

  • noun distinctive feature 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 and p. 1
  • noun distinctive feature any of a set of phonetic properties, as coronal, nasal, or strident, serving as a basic unit of phonological analysis by which the sounds that are significant in a language can be characterized and distinguished from one another. 1
  • noun distinctive feature a component or phonetic feature characterizing a phoneme. 1
  • noun distinctive feature distinguishing characteristic 1
  • noun distinctive feature any of the set of phonetic characteristics that, when variously grouped together, distinguish one phoneme from another 0
See all 5 definitions of distinctive feature

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Origin of distinctive feature

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Distinctive feature

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Distinctive feature

distinctive feature popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for distinctive feature

noun distinctive feature

  • feature — a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic: Tall buildings were a new feature on the skyline.
  • keynote — Music. the note or tone on which a key or system of tones is founded; the tonic.
  • mannerism — a habitual or characteristic manner, mode, or way of doing something; distinctive quality or style, as in behavior or speech: He has an annoying mannerism of tapping his fingers while he talks. They copied his literary mannerisms but always lacked his ebullience.
  • quirk — a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism: He is full of strange quirks.
  • trait — a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature: bad traits of character.
All 9 Synonyms of distinctive feature

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