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Italian
Etymology
From Latin charactērem (““characteristic”, “mark””), from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈrat.te.re/
- Rhymes: -attere
- Hyphenation: ca‧ràt‧te‧re
Noun
carattere m (plural caratteri)
- character, letter (symbol for a word or a sound)
- Synonym: lettera
- (typography) type, typeface, font, print
- character, nature, disposition, temper (distinctive psychological attitudes, qualities and features of a person or animal)
- Synonym: indole
- characteristic, trait, character (characteristic)
- Synonym: caratteristica
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