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personality type

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noun

  1. psychol a cluster of personality traits commonly occurring together

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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If there was a criticism of Wane, you could say some players didn't fit his personality type even if they seemed to add something to the personnel mix.

From BBC Jan. 14, 2026

Her personality type — “psychotically obsessed with productivity,” as she put it — has sealed off all gaming rabbit holes for the past 25 years.

From New York Times Apr. 17, 2024

Keying in on personality type may sound difficult, but the researchers also found some clues as to how to pinpoint the wanderers and homebodies.

From Science Daily Mar. 27, 2024

After specifying my desired neighborhoods and activities, I finally reached a results page where I was told my personality type is the “experientialist.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 18, 2023

A weird and convoluted new personality type; no wonder law enforcement agencies were having trouble with the Nexus-6.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

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