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character

noun

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel"
Synonyms: fictional character, fictitious character
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"
Synonyms: lineament, quality
the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer
Synonyms: fiber, fibre
an actor''s portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona"
Synonyms: part, persona, role, theatrical role
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"
Synonyms: case, eccentric, type
good repute; "he is a man of character"
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 to often answered evasively"
Synonyms: character reference, reference
a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
Synonyms: grapheme, graphic symbol

verb