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characteristic
adjective as in typical; distinguishing
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distinctive, idiosyncratic, innate, peculiar, singular, unique
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essential, exclusive, indicative, individual, local, native, normal, original, particular, personal, private, regular, representative, special, specific
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appropriate, diagnostic, differentiating, discriminating, discriminative, distinguishing, emblematic, especial, fixed, inborn, inbred, individualistic, individualizing, ingrained, inherent, marked, proper, symbolic, symptomatic
noun as in typical feature, trait
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aspect, attribute, component, essence, flavor, nature, peculiarity, personality, quality, style, symptom, temperament, tendency, tone, virtue
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affection, badge, bag, bearing, bent, caliber, cast, complexion, differentia, disposition, distinction, earmark, endowment, essential, faculty, frame, idiosyncrasy, inclination, individuality, lineament, mannerism, mark, mood, originality, particularity, point, property, proprium, singularity, specialty, streak, stripe, thing, thumbprint, tinge, trademark, turn
Example Sentences
Other defining characteristics include its distinct curvature and the fact that it could move around -- seen by trace fossils in the surrounding area.
This well-known fringe pattern phenomenon is caused by consistent constructive interference but has different characteristics when radio waves propagate around a neutron star.
Epigenetics is the part of genetics that's based not on the sequence of genetic building blocks but on small yet characteristic chemical markers on these building blocks.
The FA acted as gender reassignment is a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010.
However, the Stevens group's system takes a different approach: it detects and processes these noise artifacts using an AI that has been carefully trained to interpret their characteristics as valuable data.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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