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feature
A	noun
	1	feature
			an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚commodity; trade goods; goods ╚merchandise; wares; product ╚feature ╚drawing card; loss leader; leader
	2	feature, lineament
			the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; "an expression of pleasure crossed his features"; "his lineaments were very regular"
		Category Tree: entity ╚thing ╚part; piece ╚body part ╚feature, lineament ╚jaw ╚jowl ╚cheek ╚temple ╚brow; forehead ╚chin; mentum
	3	feature, characteristic
			a prominent aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚content; cognitive content; mental object ╚idea; thought ╚concept; conception; construct ╚property; attribute; dimension ╚feature, characteristic ╚safety feature ╚peculiarity; distinctive feature; distinguishing characteristic ╚external ╚excellence ╚contour ╚centerpiece; centrepiece ╚badge ╚attraction; attractor; attracter; attractive feature; magnet ╚aspect; facet ╚sex characteristic; sex character
	4	feature, feature article
			a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; "they ran a feature on retirement planning"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚expressive style; style ╚writing style; literary genre; genre ╚prose ╚nonfiction; nonfictional prose ╚article ╚feature, feature article
	5	feature, feature film
			the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'"
		Category Tree: event ╚social event ╚show ╚movie; film; picture; moving picture; moving-picture show; motion picture; motion-picture show; picture show; pic; flick ╚feature, feature film ╚Western; horse opera
B	verb
	1	have, feature
			have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"

	2	sport, feature, boast
			wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat"
		Category Tree: have; feature ╚sport, feature, boast

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