Hear it pronouncedcharacter
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[ English
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| spoke | strange | force | #464: character | taking | information | seem |
[ Etymology
From Old (and modern) French caractère, from Latin character, from Greek χαρακτήρ ‘marking instrument’, from χαράσσειν ‘engrave’.
[ Pronunciation
IPA: /ˈkærəktə/
[ Noun
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Plural |
character (plural characters)
- A being involved in the action of a story.
- A written or printed symbol, or letter
- A distinguishing feature; characteristic; A complex of mental and ethical traits marking a person or a group.
- A moral strength.
- "You may not like to eat liver," said Calvin's father, "but it builds character."
- A person with many notable or eccentric features.
- (mathematics) A complex number representing an element of a finite Abelian group.
- (computing) One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character. Synonymous with byte in some environments.
[ Derived terms
- characterise, characterize
- characterisation, characterization
- characteristic
- character actor
- Chinese character
- in character
[ Translations
being in a story
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symbol for a sound or a word
distinguishing feature
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moral strength
notable or eccentric person
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basic element in a text string (computing)
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