Characteries

/ˈkærəktəriz/ noun

Definition

Plural of charactery, an archaic term for a collection of characters, symbols, or marks; a system of notation or alphabet.

Etymology

From 'character' plus the suffix '-ery' (meaning a collection or practice of), with '-ies' as the plural form; archaic terminology.

Kelly Says

In medieval times, scholars obsessed over 'characteries'—systems of secret marks and symbols. This word died out when 'alphabet' and 'cipher' became standard.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምልክት
mil-kit
ARالعربية
خصائص
khusayis
BNবাংলা
চরিত্রগত
charitro-gat
CACatalà
característiques
kar-a-k-te-ris-ti-ques
CSČeština
charakteristika
khar-a-k-te-ri-sti-ka
DADansk
karakteristika
kar-a-k-te-ri-s-ti-ka
DEDeutsch
Charakterisierungen
khar-a-k-te-ri-ze-ryu-ngen
ELΕλληνικά
χαρακτηριστικά
khar-a-k-te-ris-ti-ka
ESEspañol
caracterizaciones
kar-ak-ter-i-za-s-yo-nes
FAفارسی
خصوصیات
khususiyat
FISuomi
piirteet
piir-tee-t
FRFrançais
caractérisations
kar-a-k-te-ri-za-syon
GUGU
લક્ષણ
lakshan
HAHA
tattun
tat-tun
HEעברית
מאפיינים
ma-a-fei-nim
HIहिन्दी
विशेषताएँ
vise-sha-ta-an
HUMagyar
jellemzők
zhye-to-gek
IDBahasa Indonesia
karakterisasi
kar-a-k-te-ri-sa-si
IGIG
akụkụ
a-ku-ku
ITItaliano
caratterizzazioni
kar-a-te-ri-za-zio-ni
JA日本語
特徴付け
toku-chō-tsuke
KKKK
түр
tur
KMKM
លក្ខណៈ
lok-kha-nak
KO한국어
특징화
teuk-gyeong-hwa
MRMR
विशेषता
vise-sha-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
perkaitan
per-kai-tan
MYမြန်မာ
စကား
ska-war
NLNederlands
karakterisaties
kar-a-k-te-ri-sa-ties
NONorsk
karakteristika
kar-a-k-te-ri-s-ti-ka
PAPA
ਪਰਿਕਲਪਨਾ
pari-kal-pana
PLPolski
charakterystyki
khar-a-k-te-ris-tyki
PTPortuguês
caracterizações
kar-a-k-te-ri-za-s-yo-es
RORomână
caracteristici
kar-a-k-te-ris-ti-ki
RUРусский
характеристики
khar-akter-isti-ki
SVSvenska
karakteristiska
kar-a-k-te-ris-ti-ska
SWKiswahili
sifa
si-fa
TAதமிழ்
கோண்மை
ko-nmai
TEతెలుగు
లక్షణాలు
lakshanaalu
THไทย
ลักษณะ
lakkhana
TLTL
paglalarawan
pa-g-la-la-ra-wan
TRTürkçe
karakterizasyon
kar-a-k-te-ri-za-syon
UKУкраїнська
характеристики
khar-akter-isti-ki
URاردو
خصوصیات
khususiyat
VITiếng Việt
đặc điểm
đặc-điểm
YOYO
àgbà
a-g-ba
ZH中文
特征化
tèzhìnghuà
ZUZU
imikhakha
i-mi-kha-kha

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