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This dog breed has a number of desirable traits.
honesty is one of her defining traits
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And for some of Wednesday, all three of those traits were on display.
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2025
Even though there are certain character traits that obviously resonate with me for Guillermo, there are some that don’t align, which is fine, but the storylines were always interesting.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 29 Jan. 2025
Thousands of years later, each lunar year is still said to possess certain characteristics of its animal namesake, and those born in each year are believed to personify those traits.
—Ryley Graham, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
While each animal sign is associated with different traits and characteristics, so is each element.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2025
Even though there are certain character traits that obviously resonate with me for Guillermo, there are some that don’t align, which is fine, but the storylines were always interesting.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 29 Jan. 2025
Thousands of years later, each lunar year is still said to possess certain characteristics of its animal namesake, and those born in each year are believed to personify those traits.
—Ryley Graham, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
While each animal sign is associated with different traits and characteristics, so is each element.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Trait.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trait. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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trait
noun1
: a quality that sets one person or thing off from another : peculiarity sense 2
curiosity is one of her notable traits
2
: an inherited characteristic
dominant and recessive traits
Etymology
from early French trait "the act of pulling," from Latin tractus, past participle of trahere "to pull, drag" — related to trace entry 1, trace entry 3
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