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    characteristic
    /ˌkarɪktəˈrɪstɪk/

    adjective

    • 1. typical of a particular person, place, or thing: "he began with a characteristic attack on extremism"

    noun

    • 1. a feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify them: "certain defining characteristics of the school emerge from the study"
    • 2. the whole number or integral part of a logarithm, which gives the order of magnitude of the original number.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCHARACTERISTIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a typical or noticeable quality of someone or something: Unfortunately a big nose is a family characteristic. Sentimentality seems a characteristic of all the writers of that period. The male bird displays (= has) several characteristics which distinguish him from the female. Fewer examples. Patience is not a characteristic we associate with Bryan.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › characteristicCharacteristic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning of characteristic as a noun and an adjective, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to use characteristic to describe a special quality or identity of a person or thing.

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    Characteristic definition: pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive. See examples of CHARACTERISTIC used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCHARACTERISTIC definition and meaning | Collins English...

    Learn the meaning of characteristic as a noun and an adjective, and see how to use it in sentences. Find synonyms, pronunciation, and related words for characteristic in British and American English.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › characteristicCHARACTERISTIC | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of characteristic as a noun and an adjective, with synonyms and translations. Find out how to use characteristic to describe someone or something that is typical or obvious.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › characteristicCharacteristic - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    characteristic of one only; distinctive or special. typical. exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category. see more. noun. a prominent attribute or aspect of something.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › characteristicCharacteristic - definition of characteristic by The Free...

    Learn the meaning and usage of the word characteristic, which can be a noun or an adjective. Find out how to distinguish characteristic from related terms such as feature, attribute, and quality, and see examples from different fields and contexts.