character

  1. Noun.  A being involved in the action of a story.
  2. Noun.  A written or printed symbol, or letter.
  3. Noun.  A distinguishing feature; characteristic; A complex of mental and ethical traits marking a person or a group.
  4. Noun.  A moral strength.
  5. Noun.  A person with many notable or eccentric features.
  6. Noun.  (mathematics) A complex number representing an element of a finite Abelian group.
  7. Noun.  (computing) One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character.
  8. Noun.  (informal) A person or individual, especially one who is unknown or raises suspicions.
  9. Verb.  (obsolete) To write (using characters); To describe.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.