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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  character
       
           An atom in a character repertoire.
       
          Compare with glyph.
       
          (1998-10-18)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Character \Char"ac*ter\, n. [L., an instrument for marking,
     character, Gr. ?, fr. ? to make sharp, to cut into furrows,
     to engrave: cf. F. caract[`e]re.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              It were much to be wished that there were throughout
              the world but one sort of character for each letter
              to express it to the eye.             --Holder.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the peculiar
        form of letters used by a particular person or people; as,
        an inscription in the Runic character.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              You know the character to be your brother's? --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The peculiar quality, or the sum of qualities, by which a
        person or a thing is distinguished from others; the stamp
        impressed by nature, education, or habit; that which a
        person or thing really is; nature; disposition.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The character or that dominion.       --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Know well each Ancient's proper character;
              His fable, subject, scope in every page;
              Religion, Country, genius of his Age. --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A man of . . . thoroughly subservient character.
                                                    --Motley.
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     4. Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality;
        as, he has a great deal of character.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Moral quality; the principles and motives that control the
        life; as, a man of character; his character saves him from
        suspicion.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct
        with respect to a certain office or duty; as, in the
        miserable character of a slave; in his character as a
        magistrate; her character as a daughter.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or
        thing; reputation; as, a man's character for truth and
        veracity; to give one a bad character.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              This subterraneous passage is much mended since
              Seneca gave so bad a character of it. --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. A written statement as to behavior, competency, etc.,
        given to a servant. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     9. A unique or extraordinary individuality; a person
        characterized by peculiar or notable traits; a person who
        illustrates certain phases of character; as, Randolph was
        a character; C[ae]sar is a great historical character.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     10. One of the persons of a drama or novel.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: ``It would be well if character and reputation were
           used distinctively. In truth, character is what a
           person is; reputation is what he is supposed to be.
           Character is in himself, reputation is in the minds of
           others. Character is injured by temptations, and by
           wrongdoing; reputation by slanders, and libels.
           Character endures throughout defamation in every form,
           but perishes when there is a voluntary transgression;
           reputation may last through numerous transgressions,
           but be destroyed by a single, and even an unfounded,
           accusation or aspersion.'' --Abbott.
           [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Character \Char"ac*ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Charactered.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To engrave; to inscribe. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              These trees shall be my books.
              And in their barks my thoughts I 'll character.
                                                    --Shak.
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     2. To distinguish by particular marks or traits; to describe;
        to characterize. [R.] --Mitford.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Demotic \De*mot"ic\, a. [Gr. dhmotiko`s, fr. dh^mos the people:
     cf. F. d['e]motique.]
     Of or pertaining to the people; popular; common.
  
     Demotic alphabet or character, a form of writing used in
        Egypt after six or seven centuries before Christ, for
        books, deeds, and other such writings; a simplified form
        of the hieratic character; -- called also epistolographic
        character, and enchorial character. See Enchorial.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Such \Such\, a. [OE. such, sich, sech, sik, swich, swilch,
     swulch, swilc, swulc, AS. swelc, swilc, swylc; akin to
     OFries. selik, D. zulk, OS. sulic, OHG. sulih, solih, G.
     solch, Icel. sl[=i]kr, OSw. salik, Sw. slik, Dan. slig, Goth.
     swaleiks; originally meaning, so shaped. [root]192. See So,
     Like, a., and cf. Which.]
     1. Of that kind; of the like kind; like; resembling; similar;
        as, we never saw such a day; -- followed by that or as
        introducing the word or proposition which defines the
        similarity, or the standard of comparison; as, the books
        are not such that I can recommend them, or, not such as I
        can recommend; these apples are not such as those we saw
        yesterday; give your children such precepts as tend to
        make them better.
  
              And in his time such a conqueror That greater was
              there none under the sun.             --Chaucer.
  
              His misery was such that none of the bystanders
              could refrain from weeping.           --Macaulay.
  
     Note: The indefinite article a or an never precedes such, but
           is placed between it and the noun to which it refers;
           as, such a man; such an honor. The indefinite adjective
           some, several, one, few, many, all, etc., precede such;
           as, one such book is enough; all such people ought to
           be avoided; few such ideas were then held.
  
     2. Having the particular quality or character specified.
  
              That thou art happy, owe to God; That thou
              continuest such, owe to thyself.      --Milton.
  
     3. The same that; -- with as; as, this was the state of the
        kingdom at such time as the enemy landed. ``[It] hath such
        senses as we have.'' --Shak.
  
     4. Certain; -- representing the object as already
        particularized in terms which are not mentioned.
  
              In rushed one and tells him such a knight Is new
              arrived.                              --Daniel.
  
              To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city, and
              continue there a year.                --James iv.
                                                    13.
  
     Note: Such is used pronominally. ``He was the father of such
           as dwell in tents.'' --Gen. iv. 20. ``Such as I are
           free in spirit when our limbs are chained.'' --Sir W.
           Scott. Such is also used before adjectives joined to
           substantives; as, the fleet encountered such a terrible
           storm that it put back. ``Everything was managed with
           so much care, and such excellent order was observed.''
           --De Foe.
  
                 Temple sprung from a family which . . . long
                 after his death produced so many eminent men, and
                 formed such distinguished alliances, that, etc.
                                                    --Macaulay.
           Such is used emphatically, without the correlative.
  
                 Now will he be mocking: I shall have such a life.
                                                    --Shak.
           Such was formerly used with numerals in the sense of
           times as much or as many; as, such ten, or ten times as
           many.
  
     Such and such, or Such or such, certain; some; -- used to
        represent the object indefinitely, as already
        particularized in one way or another, or as being of one
        kind or another. ``In such and such a place shall be my
        camp.'' --2 Kings vi. 8. ``Sovereign authority may enact a
        law commanding such and such an action.'' --South.
  
     Such like or character, of the like kind.
  
              And many other such like things ye do. --Mark vii.
                                                    8.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Character \Char"ac*ter\, n. [L., an instrument for marking,
     character, Gr. ?, fr. ? to make sharp, to cut into furrows,
     to engrave: cf. F. caract[`e]re.]
     1. A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol.
  
              It were much to be wished that there were throughout
              the world but one sort of character for each letter
              to express it to the eye.             --Holder.
  
     2. Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the peculiar
        form of letters used by a particular person or people; as,
        an inscription in the Runic character.
  
              You know the character to be your brother's? --Shak.
  
     3. The peculiar quality, or the sum of qualities, by which a
        person or a thing is distinguished from others; the stamp
        impressed by nature, education, or habit; that which a
        person or thing really is; nature; disposition.
  
              The character or that dominion.       --Milton.
  
              Know well each Ancient's proper character; His
              fable, subject, scope in every page; Religion,
              Country, genius of his Age.           --Pope.
  
              A man of . . . thoroughly subservient character.
                                                    --Motley.
  
     4. Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality;
        as, he has a great deal of character.
  
     5. Moral quality; the principles and motives that control the
        life; as, a man of character; his character saves him from
        suspicion.
  
     6. Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct
        with respect to a certain office or duty; as, in the
        miserable character of a slave; in his character as a
        magistrate; her character as a daughter.
  
     7. The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or
        thing; reputation; as, a man's character for truth and
        veracity; to give one a bad character.
  
              This subterraneous passage is much mended since
              Seneca gave so bad a character of it. --Addison.
  
     8. A written statement as to behavior, competency, etc.,
        given to a servant. [Colloq.]
  
     9. A unique or extraordinary individuality; a person
        characterized by peculiar or notable traits; a person who
        illustrates certain phases of character; as, Randolph was
        a character; C[ae]sar is a great historical character.
  
     10. One of the persons of a drama or novel.
  
     Note: ``It would be well if character and reputation were
           used distinctively. In truth, character is what a
           person is; reputation is what he is supposed to be.
           Character is in himself, reputation is in the minds of
           others. Character is injured by temptations, and by
           wrongdoing; reputation by slanders, and libels.
           Character endures throughout defamation in every form,
           but perishes when there is a voluntary transgression;
           reputation may last through numerous transgressions,
           but be destroyed by a single, and even an unfounded,
           accusation or aspersion.'' --Abbott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Character \Char"ac*ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Charactered.]
     1. To engrave; to inscribe. [R.]
  
              These trees shall be my books. And in their barks my
              thoughts I 'll character.             --Shak.
  
     2. To distinguish by particular marks or traits; to describe;
        to characterize. [R.] --Mitford.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  character
       n 1: an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play
            or film or story); "she is the main character in the
            novel" [syn: fictional character, fictitious
            character]
       2: 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" [syn:
           quality, lineament]
       3: 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 [syn: fiber, fibre]
       4: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the
          part of Desdemona" [syn: role, theatrical role, part,
           persona]
       5: 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" [syn: eccentric, type, case]
       6: good repute; "he is a man of character"
       7: 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" [syn: reference, character
          reference]
       8: a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the
          Greek alphabet has 24 characters" [syn: grapheme, graphic
          symbol]
       v : engrave or inscribe characters on

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  character
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 (countable) το πρόσωπο, ένα άτομο ή ένα ζώο σε ένα βιβλίο, θεατρικό
  έργο ή ταινία
     2 (''(countable: 0=-), συνήθως στον ενικό'') η προσωπικότητα, ο
  χαρακτήρας, όλες οι ιδιότητες και τα χαρακτηριστικά που κάνουν έναν
  άνθρωπο διαφορετικό από τους άλλους
     3 (uncountable) ο χαρακτήρας, δυνατές προσωπικές ιδιότητες όπως η
  ικανότητα αντιμετώπισης δύσκολων ή επικίνδυνων καταστάσεων
     4 (count uncount) η προσωπικότητα, έτσι όπως είναι κάτι, μια
  συγκεκριμένη ιδιότητα ή χαρακτηριστικό που έχει ένα πράγμα, ένα γεγονός
  ή ένας τόπος
     5 (uncountable) η προσωπικότητα, η ενδιαφέρουσα ή ασυνήθιστη ιδιότητα
  που έχει ένα μέρος ή ένα πρόσωπο
     6 (''(countable: 0=-), (ετ ανεπίσημο en 0=-)'') το πρόσωπο, ιδιαίτερα
  ένα δυσάρεστο ή παράξενο
     7 (countable) ο χαρακτήρας, ένα γράμμα, σημάδι, σήμα ή σύμβολο που
  χρησιμοποιείται στη γραφή, στην εκτύπωση ή σε υπολογιστές

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  character
     n.
     (lb en countable) A being involved in the action of a story.
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete) To write (using characters); to describe.
     Portuguese n.
     (pt-obsolete-hellenism caráter Portuguese)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  character
     n.
     (lb en countable) A being involved in the action of a story.
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete) To write (using characters); to describe.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  character
     n.
     (lb en countable) A being involved in the action of a story.
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete) To write (using characters); to describe.
     Portuguese n.
     (pt-obsolete-hellenism caráter Portuguese)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  character
     n.
     (lb en countable) A being involved in the action of a story.
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete) To write (using characters); to describe.
     Portuguese n.
     (pt-obsolete-hellenism caráter Portuguese)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  character
     Englanti n.
     1 luonne, luonteenlaatu
     2 ihmistyyppi
     3 (''kirjallisuus, näyttämötaide'') henkilöhahmo, roolihahmo, henkilö
     4 laatu, ominaislaatu
     5 (henkilön hyvä) maine
     6 ''(biologia'') ominaisuus
     7 kirjainmerkki; merkki, kirjain
     8 (yhteys vanhentunut k=en) työtodistus, suosittelut, luonnetodistus
     Englanti vb.
     1 kaivertaa, kirjoittaa
     2 kuvata, luonnehtia

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  character
     Engelska n.
     1 (tagg typografi data språk=en) tecken, skrifttecken
     2 karaktär, personlighet
     3 rollfigur

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  character /kˈaɹɪktə/
  1. aard, karakter
  2. natuur
  3. teken

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Character /kˈaɹɪktə/
  الشخص

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  character //ˈkæɹ(ə)ktɚ// //ˈkæɹəktə// //ˈkɛɹ(ə)ktɚ// 
  1. геро́й, де́йстващо лице́, персона́ж
  being in a story
  2. отличи́тельна черта́
  distinguishing feature
  3. хара́ктер
  moral strength
  4. знак, си́мвол
  symbol or letter