distinctive character of a mark

  • 11character — characterless, adj. /kar ik teuhr/, n. 1. the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing. 2. one such feature or trait; characteristic. 3. moral or ethical quality: a man of fine, honorable character …

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  • 12character — char•ac•ter [[t]ˈkær ɪk tər[/t]] n. 1) the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of a person or thing 2) one such feature or trait; characteristic 3) moral or ethical quality: a woman of strong character[/ex] 4)… …

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  • 13Character mask — Part of a series on Marxism …

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  • 14Character (word) — A character (from the Greek gr. engraved or stamped mark (on coins or seals), branding mark, symbol ) may refer to any sign or symbol.EtymologyGreek gr. χαρακτήρ is a nomen agentis of a verb gr. χαράσσω with a meaning to sharpen, to whet , and… …

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  • 15character — Synonyms and related words: Adamite, Altmann theory, DNA, De Vries theory, Galtonian theory, Mendelianism, Mendelism, RNA, Roscius, VIP, Verworn theory, Weismann theory, Weismannism, Wiesner theory, abnormal, accent, accent mark, acclaim, actor,… …

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  • 16Character (symbol) — A character (from the Greek χαρακτήρ engraved or stamped mark on coins or seals, branding mark, symbol [1]) may refer to any sign or symbol. Contents 1 History 2 Grapheme …

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  • 17character — I. noun Etymology: Middle English caracter, from Latin character mark, distinctive quality, from Greek charaktēr, from charassein to scratch, engrave; perhaps akin to Lithuanian žerti to scratch Date: 14th century 1. a. a conventionalized graphic …

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  • 18character — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. kind, class; nature, disposition, temperament, personality; part, role; sign, brand, stamp; figure, letter, hieroglyphic, ideograph, pictograph; informal, personage, eccentric, crank, original. See… …

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  • 19mark — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. goal; imprint, stain; label, badge; token, symptom; symbol; standard, demarcation. See indication. v. t. inscribe, stain; note; check, indicate; delimit. See attention, speciality. mark down II (Roget …

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  • 20character — noun 1》 the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.     ↘strength and originality in a person s nature.     ↘a person s good reputation. 2》 the distinctive nature of something: gas lamps give the area its character. 3》 a person… …

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