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characteries

characteries is the plural of charactery.

Meaning of charactery

Noun

charactery (countable and uncountable, plural characteries)

  1. (obsolete) The art or means of characterizing.
  2. (obsolete) a system of signs or characters, i.e. symbolism.
  3. (obsolete) A distinctive mark.
  4. (obsolete) Something which has a meaning.
    • I will construe to thee
      All the charactery of my sad brows.1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

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Questions about characteries

What is characteries the plural of?
Characteries is the plural of charactery.

Words near characteries in the dictionary

  1. charactered
  2. characterful
  3. characterfully
  4. characterfulness
  5. characterhood
  6. characteries
  7. charactering
  8. characteriological
  9. characteriologically
  10. characteriologist
  11. characteriologists

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