American English pronunciation
How to pronounce characters
IPA transcription: ['kæɹɪktɚz]
Pronunciation variants: ['kæɹɪktɚz]['kɛɹɪktɚz]
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Noun
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an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
“she played the part of Desdemona”
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a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
“each town has a quality all its own”
“the radical character of our demands”
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an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
“she is the main character in the novel”
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the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; - Herbert Spencer
“education has for its object the formation of character”
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a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
“a real character”
“a strange character”
“a friendly eccentric”
“the capable type”
“a mental case”
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a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
“requests for character references are all too often answered evasively”
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good repute
“he is a man of character”
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a written symbol that is used to represent speech
“the Greek alphabet has 24 characters”
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(genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes
Verb
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engrave or inscribe characters on
Usage examples
- Drake introduced several new characters to the series including Mesmero, Lorna Dane, and Havok.
- Lyle additionally praised the animated effects and supporting characters.
- It is normally dramatic, with objectives, diverse characters, and metre.
- It has less courses then the previous game but introduces more characters and songs.
- Main characters Lucas and Claus are named after the book's narrators.
- Kids love fictional animated characters.
- Each page begins with the characters, "OggS", to identify the file as Ogg format.
- Tolkien's work often repeats characters in "doubles" in different settings or ages.
- She read the book quickly, savouring the characters that came vividly to mind from the well-crafted prose.
- Parties of characters can be created by "tracking" a leader.