word
Character
KEH-rih-ktur
/ˈkɛrɪktɜːr/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
character
Dictionary meaning
To engrave or inscribe characters on.
Examples
- Education has for its object the formation of character- Herbert Spencer.
- Requests for character references are all too often answered evasively.
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