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Word: Character
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French caractere, via Latin from Greek kharaktēr ‘a stamping tool’. From the early sense ‘distinctive mark’ arose ‘token, feature, or trait’ (early 16th century), and from this ‘a description, especially of a person's qualities’, giving rise to ‘distinguishing qualities’
ˈkarɪktə
the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual
Short Definition:individual's mental and moral qualities
Examples:- running away was not in keeping with her character
a person in a novel, play, or film
Short Definition:fictitious person
Examples:- the author's compassionate identification with his characters
a printed or written letter or symbol.
Short Definition:printed letter
a characteristic, especially one that assists in the identification of a species.
Short Definition:characteristic of species
Word: Character
Speech Type: Verb
ˈkarɪktə
inscribe or write (something).
Short Definition:write
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