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character
('k/&/r/I/kt/@/r )

noun (n)

  • an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)(noun.person)
    Example:
    She is the main character in the novel.
    Synonym:
    fictional character, fictitious character
    source: wordnet30
  • a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    The radical character of our demands.
    Synonym:
    lineament, quality
    source: wordnet30
  • the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    Education has for its object the formation of character.
    Synonym:
    fiber, fibre
    source: wordnet30
  • an actor's portrayal of someone in a play(noun.cognition)
    Synonym:
    part, persona, role, theatrical role
    source: wordnet30
  • a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)(noun.person)
    Example:
    A real character.
    A strange character.
    Synonym:
    case, eccentric, type
    source: wordnet30
  • good repute(noun.state)
    Example:
    He is a man of character.
    source: wordnet30
  • a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability(noun.communication)
    Example:
    Requests for character references are all too often answered evasively.
    Synonym:
    character reference, reference
    source: wordnet30
  • a written symbol that is used to represent speech(noun.communication)
    Example:
    The Greek alphabet has 24 characters.
    Synonym:
    grapheme, graphic symbol
    source: wordnet30
  • (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes(noun.attribute)
    source: wordnet30
  • A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • engrave or inscribe characters on(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • To engrave; to inscribe.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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