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  • 11trait — [ treıt ] noun count * a particular quality in someone s character: character/personality traits …

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  • 12character — [kar′ək tər, kar′iktər] n. [ME carecter < OFr caractère < L character, an engraving instrument < Gr charaktēr < charassein, to engrave < charax, pointed stake] 1. a distinctive mark 2. a) any letter, figure, or symbol used in… …

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  • 13character — [n1] individuality appearance, aspect, attribute, badge, bent, caliber, cast, complex, complexion, constitution, crasis, disposition, emotions, estimation, ethos, frame, frame of mind, genius, grain, habit, humor, kind, makeup, mettle, mood,… …

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  • 14character — I (an individual) noun being, body, figure, human, human being, man, mortal, party, person, personage, personality, self determined being, somebody, someone II (personal quality) noun animus, aspects, attribute, bent, characteristic mood,… …

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  • 15trait — trait. = character (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …

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  • 16trait — I noun attribute, characteristic, detail, differentia, distinguished quality, feature, habit, idiosyncrasy, individualism, item, lineament, manner, mannerism, mark, nature, nota, oddity, particularity, peculiarity, property, proprietas, quality,… …

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  • 17trait — *characteristic, feature Analogous words: *quality, character, property, attribute …

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  • 18trait — [n] characteristic affection, attribute, birthmark, cast, character, custom, denominator, feature, habit, idiosyncrasy, lineament, manner, mannerism, mark, nature of the beast*, oddity, peculiarity, point, property, quality, quirk, savor, thing* …

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  • 19trait — [trāt] n. [Fr, a draft, line, stroke < L tractus, pp. of trahere, to DRAW] 1. a distinguishing quality or characteristic, as of personality 2. CHARACTER (n. 15) 3. Rare a stroke, trace, or touch SYN. QUALITY …

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  • 20character — 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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