charactery
Americannoun
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the use of characters or symbols for the expression of meaning.
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characters or symbols collectively.
noun
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the use of symbols to express thoughts
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the group of symbols so used
Etymology
Origin of charactery
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, across town, Mr. Pratt was having what he describes as “an identity crisis as an actor,” vacillating between what he calls “fat charactery guy and in-shape charactery guy.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2014
I had failed even to make fruitful use of the one skill I did possess—the art of charactery.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
Without thinking, I wrote them in Dr. Bright's charactery.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
Perdita, wedded to an imagination, careless of what is behind the veil, whose charactery is in truth faulty and vile, Perdita has renounced me.
From The Last Man by Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Lawns, flower-borders, and stiff box charactery sparkled and shone in the hot sunshine.
From Anthony Lyveden by Yates, Dornford
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