Sekirov Dictionary

character

/ˈkæ.ɹɪk.tə/

noun 15
verb 1
forms 3
phrases 5

noun15

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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.
a person or animal who takes part in what happens in a story, a movie or a game
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A written or printed symbol, or letter.
- It were much to be wished that there were throughout the world but one sort of character for each letter to express it to the eye. — 1669
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One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character.
- We'll start at the beginning, with the basic building blocks not just of emoji, nor even digital communication, but of all written language: characters and character sets. — 2016
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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."
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(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.
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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.
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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.
Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty.
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(old-fashioned) The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or thing; reputation.
- Her actions give her a bad character.
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(old-fashioned) Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the particular form of letters used by a person or people.
- You know the character to be your brother's? — 1603
(old-fashioned) A secret cipher; a way of writing in code.
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).
(old-fashioned) A reference given to a servant, attesting to their behaviour, competence, etc.
(no longer used) Personal appearance.

verb1

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(no longer used) To write (using characters); to describe.
- O Rosalind, these Trees shall be my Bookes, / And in their barkes my thoughts Ile charracter, / That euery eye, which in this Forrest lookes, / Shall see thy vertue witnest euery where. — 1598

forms

charactered · charactering · characters

Phrases with character

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