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acquired character

ac·quire char·ac·ter
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-kwahyuh r kar-ik-ter]
    • /əˈkwaɪər ˈkær ɪk tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-kwahyuh r kar-ik-ter]
    • /əˈkwaɪər ˈkær ɪk tər/

Definitions of acquired character words

  • noun acquired character a modification of structure or function caused by environmental factors: now generally regarded as not inheritable 3
  • noun acquired character a noninheritable character that results from certain environmental influences. 1
See all 2 definitions of acquired character

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Origin of acquired character

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80

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Parts of speech for Acquired character

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Acquired character

acquired character popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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