character
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noun- 1.
(countable)A being involved in the action of a story; a persona.
- 2.
(countable)A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; nature; phene.
A single locus governing the petal colour character was detected on the linkage group A2.
We were not able to ascertain the character of the relationship.
- 3.
(countable, uncountable)A complex of traits marking a person, group, breed, or type.
A study of the suspect's character and his cast iron alibi ruled him out.
- 4.
(uncountable)Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; moral strength.
He has a great deal of character.
"You may not like to eat liver," said Calvin's father, "but it builds character."
- 5.
(countable)A unique or extraordinary individual; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits, especially charisma.
Julius Caesar is a great historical character.
That bloke is such a character.
- 6.
(countable)A written or printed symbol, or letter.
- 7.
(countable, dated)Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the particular form of letters used by a person or people.
an inscription in the Runic character
- 8.
(countable, dated)A secret cipher; a way of writing in code.
- 9.
(countable)(countable, computing) One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character.
- 10.
(countable, informal)A person or individual, especially one who is unknown.
We saw a shady character slinking out of the office with some papers.
That old guy is a real character.
- 11.
(countable)(countable, mathematics) An assignment of complex numbers to each element of a group, in particular a finite abelian group. More precisely, a group homomorphism into the group of units of a field (usually ℂ).
- 12.
(countable)Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty.
in the miserable character of a slave
in his character as a magistrate
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verb- 1.
(obsolete)To write (using characters); to describe.
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From Middle English caracter, from Old French caractere, from Latin character, from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (type, nature, character), from χαράσσω (to engrave). Displaced native thew from þēaw (in the plural) and hād. charakter.