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trait |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Trait \Trait\, n. [F., fr L. tractus fr trahere to draw. See {Trace}, v., and cf {Tract} a region, {Trace} a strap, {Tret}.] 1. A stroke; a touch. By this single trait Homer makes an essential difference between the Iliad and Odyssey. --Broome. 2. A distinguishing or marked feature; a peculiarity; as a trait of character. Note: Formerly pronounced tr[=a], as in French, and still so pronounced to some extent in England. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: trait n : a distinguishing feature of one's personal nature
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