Topic: NEWSPAPERS, PUBLISHING
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | feture 'shape, form', from Latin facere 'to do, make' |
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fea‧ture1 S2 W1
[countable]
[countable]1 a part of something that you notice because it seems important, interesting, or typical : Air bags are a standard feature in most new cars. The hotel's only redeeming features (=things that make it acceptable) were that it was cheap and near the city centre. One of the distinguishing features (=features that are different from other things of the same sort) of modern banking is its dependence on computers.
Air bags are a standard feature in most new cars.The hotel's only redeeming features (=things that make it acceptable) were that it was cheap and near the city centre. main/important/significant etc feature The most distinctive feature of the dinosaurs was their size.
The most distinctive feature of the dinosaurs was their size.One of the distinguishing features (=features that are different from other things of the same sort) of modern banking is its dependence on computers.2TCN a piece of writing about a subject in a newspaper or a magazine, or a special report on television or on the radio
3 [usually plural] a part of someone's face, such as their eyes, nose etc : He had fine delicate features. Her eyes were her best feature.
He had fine delicate features.Her eyes were her best feature.4 a part of the land, especially a part that you can see :
5AMF a film being shown at a cinema : There were a couple of short cartoons before the main feature.
There were a couple of short cartoons before the main feature. double feature (=when two films are shown together)
