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      character
      noun
      (countable) A being involved in the action of a story; a persona.
      (countable) A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; nature; phene.
      (uncountable, countable) A complex of traits marking a person, group, breed, or type.
      (countable) A unique or extraordinary individual; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits, especially charisma.
      (uncountable) Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; moral strength.
      (countable) A written or printed symbol, or letter.
      (countable, computing) One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character.
      (countable, informal) A person or individual, especially one who is unknown.
      (countable) Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty.
      (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).
      (countable, dated) The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or thing; reputation.
      (countable, dated) Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the particular form of letters used by a person or people.
      (countable, dated) A secret cipher; a way of writing in code.
      (countable, obsolete) Personal appearance.
      (countable, dated) A reference given to a servant, attesting to their behaviour, competence, etc.
      verb
      (obsolete) To write (using characters); to describe.
      Roots
      charaktercharact- · Greek · engraved mark
      Synonyms for character
      graphemenrolenpersonalitynprotagonistntypenpersonagencharacterizationncharacteristicadjportrayalnidiocrasyadjantiheronvillainneccentricadjheroinenactornindividualityn
      Words related to character
      characterfuladjpersonanallographnsphenogramlineamentnphonotypyadjbackstoryadjnonherostorylinencharacteryadjantiheroinepersonaentypecasedeuteragonisttraitsnqualitiesnstichomythiafictionaladjtypecastvattributesnantiheroicadjbaddienvillainessnlikabilityn

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