acquired character
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of acquired character
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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The stadium isn’t old enough to feel outdated but is old enough to have acquired character.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2024
Deneuve, the darling of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg 32 years ago, has aged gracefully; her face has acquired character, a kind of pinched authority.
From Time Magazine Archive
Victory for the present rests with those who deny the possibility of such inheritance, and disease is emphatically an acquired character.
From Preventable Diseases by Woods Hutchinson
No doubt the cold acts on the germinal cells as on the rest of the body, but the heredity of an acquired character is thus demonstrated.
From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Auguste Forel
To prove that an inherited character is an acquired character is quite as good evidence as to show that an acquired character is inherited.
From Hormones and Heredity by J. T. Cunningham
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