Term: feature of speech: (linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind
Candidate hypernym: property: a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished → 1
Candidate hypernym: kink: a person with unusual sexual tastes → 0
Candidate hypernym: fascioliasis: infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot → 0
Candidate hypernym: california lady's slipper: often having many yellow-green orchids with white pouches growing along streams and seeps of southwestern Oregon and northern California → 0
Candidate hypernym: mohria: African terrestrial ferns → 0
Candidate hypernym: neckline: the line formed by the edge of a garment around the neck → 0
Candidate hypernym: galician: a language spoken in Galicia in northwestern Spain; it is between Portuguese and Spanish but closer to Portuguese; sometimes considered a Portuguese or Spanish dialect → 0
Candidate hypernym: teratogen: any agent that interferes with normal embryonic development: alcohol or thalidomide or X-rays or rubella are examples → 0
Candidate hypernym: locule: a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal → 0
Candidate hypernym: localism: a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality → 0
Candidate hypernym: impetuousness: rash impulsiveness → 0