Difference between feature and runout

Definitions

noun

1. the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater
2. a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine
3. the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
4. an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles
5. (linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind

verb

1. have as a feature
2. wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner

Examples

If we have spent several class periods introducing conventions of reasoned evidence in argumentative writing, we usually look for such features in student papers.

Revenge is a by-the-book sequel, crowbarring in all of the memorable features of the first movie, spicing them up with even more ludicrous ultra violence and adding a few new twists to the tale.

The AWPL, however, features eight-minute quarters providing 32 total minutes of game play and a little more lactic build-up, leg burn, and lung fatigue for the athletes.

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