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characts

characts is the plural of charact.

Meaning of charact

Noun

charact (plural characts)

  1. (obsolete) A letter or character.
  2. (obsolete) A character or personality.
    • Even so may Angelo / In all his dressings, characts, titles, forms, / Be an arch-villain.c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  3. (archaic) A magical symbol.
    • O son of Khazib! when thou wakest from thy sleep dig under thy feet and thou shalt find a bow of brass and three leaden arrows, inscribed with talismans and characts.1885, Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Night 15

Questions about characts

What is characts the plural of?
Characts is the plural of charact.

Words near characts in the dictionary

  1. charactonym
  2. charactonymous
  3. charactonyms
  4. charactron
  5. charactrons
  6. characts
  7. charade
  8. charaded
  9. charader
  10. charaders
  11. charades

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