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