distinctive feature

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noun Linguistics.

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.

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.

a component or phonetic feature characterizing a phoneme.

Origin of distinctive feature

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby distinctive feature

distillery, distillment, distinct, distinction, distinctive, distinctive feature, distinctiveness ratio, distinctly, distingué, distinguée, distinguish

单词	distinctive feature
释义	distinctive feature SEE SYNONYMS FOR distinctive feature ON THESAURUS.COM noun Linguistics. 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. 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. a component or phonetic feature characterizing a phoneme. Origin of distinctive feature First recorded in 1925–30 Words nearby distinctive feature distillery, distillment, distinct, distinction, distinctive, distinctive feature, distinctiveness ratio, distinctly, distingué, distinguée, distinguish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Words related to distinctive feature feature, keynote, mannerism, quirk, trait, particularity, singularity, lineament, redeeming feature
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distinctive feature

noun Linguistics.

Origin of distinctive feature

Words nearby distinctive feature

Words related to distinctive feature