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featuring

fea·ture
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fee-cher]
    • /ˈfi tʃər/
    • /ˈfiː.tʃər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fee-cher]
    • /ˈfi tʃər/

Definitions of featuring word

  • noun featuring a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic: Tall buildings were a new feature on the skyline. 1
  • noun featuring something offered as a special attraction: This model has several added features. 1
  • noun featuring Also called feature film. the main motion picture in a movie program: What time is the feature? 1
  • noun featuring any part of the face, as the nose, chin, or eyes: prominent features. 1
  • noun featuring features, the face; countenance: to compose one's features for the photographers. 1
  • noun featuring the form or cast of the face: delicate of feature. 1

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Origin of featuring

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; 1905-10 for def 3; Middle English feture < Anglo-French, Middle French faiture < Latin factūra a making. See fact, -ure

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Parts of speech for Featuring

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

featuring popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

featuring usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for featuring

adj featuring

  • showing — a theatrical production, performance, or company.
  • pushing — that pushes.
  • turning — a movement of partial or total rotation: a slight turn of the handle.
  • recommending — to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
  • headlining — a heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subject matter, set in larger type than that of the copy and containing one or more words and lines and often several banks.

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