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adj. - Of the meaning of words or concepts.

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Usage examples (36)
  • Verb (used with object), : Rich metaphors characterize his poetry. ,He characterized her in a few well-chosen words. ,to characterize him as a coward
  • (The term characterized the white French settlers and the Arab Jews in Algeria L. W.).
  • The ever-bizarre Michelle Malkin characterized the memorials thus:
  • Saskin characterized the league's revenue-sharing proposal "as very mysterious and scant in terms of detail."
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