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trait
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[treɪ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person
(e.g: the traditionally British trait of self-denigration)
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Origin
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mid 16th century: from French, from Latin tractus ‘drawing, draught’ (see tract). An early sense was ‘stroke of the pen or pencil in a picture’, giving rise to the sense ‘a particular feature of mind or character’ (mid 18th century)
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