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The stadium isn’t old enough to feel outdated but is old enough to have acquired character.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
Such a wide variation from the mean thus caused is called an acquired character; it is usually impressed on the organism after the germinal trait has reached a full, typical development.
From Applied Eugenics by Popenoe, Paul
Disease is nine times out of ten an acquired character; hence, instead of the probabilities being that it would be inherited, the balance of evidence to date points in exactly the opposite direction.
From Preventable Diseases by Hutchinson, Woods
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 Forel, Auguste
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