character
noun
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(genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes
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the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer
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a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
each town has a quality all its own
the radical character of our demands
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an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
she played the part of Desdemona
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a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
requests for character references are all too often answered evasively
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a written symbol that is used to represent speech
the Greek alphabet has 24 characters
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an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
she is the main character in the novel
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a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
a real character
a strange character
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good repute
he is a man of character
verb
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engrave or inscribe characters on
Also useful for “character”:Unscrambler— Rearrange the letters in “character”