Noun

• S: (n) feature, characteristic (a prominent attribute or aspect of something) "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"
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• S: (n) characteristic (a distinguishing quality)
• S: (n) characteristic (the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2)
• S: (n) characteristic, device characteristic (any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions)

Adjective

• S: (adj) characteristic (typical or distinctive) "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra"
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• S: (adj) typical (exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category) "a typical American girl"; "a typical suburban community"; "the typical car owner drives 10,000 miles a year"; "a painting typical of the Impressionist school"; "a typical romantic poem"; "a typical case of arteritis"
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• attribute
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• S: (adj) diagnostic, symptomatic (characteristic or indicative of a disease) "a diagnostic sign of yellow fever"; "a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever"; "symptomatic of insanity"; "a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown"
• S: (adj) distinctive, typical (of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing) "Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor"- Curtis Wilkie; "that is typical of you!"
• S: (adj) peculiar (characteristic of one only; distinctive or special) "the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."- R.B.Taney
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• W: (adj) uncharacteristic [Opposed to: characteristic] (distinctive and not typical) "a book uncharacteristic of its author"
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