χαρακτήρ — Middle Liddell

χαρακτήρ χᾰρακτήρ, ῆρος, ὁ, χαράσσω a mark engraved or impressed, the impress or stamp on coins and seals, Eur.; εὐδοξίας χαρακτῆρα τοῖς ἔργοις ἐπέβαλεν set a stamp of good repute upon them, Isocr. metaph. the mark impressed (as it were) on a person or thing, a distinctive mark, characteristic, character, χ. γλώσσης of a particular language or dialect, Hdt.; of persons, ὁ χ. τοῦ προσώπου Hdt.; ἀνδρῶν οὐδεὶς χ. ἐμπέφυκε σώματι no outward mark has been set by nature on the person of men, Eur.; φανερὸς χ. ἀρετᾶς Eur.

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a mark engraved

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χαρακτήρ

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35530

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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n35570

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xarakth/r

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