noun
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
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fictional character
fictitious character
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- she is the main character in the novel
noun
a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
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- each town has a quality all its own
- the radical character of our demands
noun
the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
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- education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer
noun
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
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- she played the part of Desdemona
noun
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
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- a real character
- a strange character
- a friendly eccentric
- the capable type
- a mental case
noun
good repute
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- he is a man of character
noun
a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
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- requests for character references are all too often answered evasively
noun
a written symbol that is used to represent speech
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- the Greek alphabet has 24 characters
noun
(genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes
verb
engrave or inscribe characters on