charactery

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English

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Etymology

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From character +‎ -y or +‎ -ery.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkæɹ.ək.təɹ.i/, /ˈkæɹ.ək.tɹi/, (archaic) /kəˈɹæk.təɹ.i/
  • Rhymes: -æktəɹi

Noun

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charactery (countable and uncountable, plural characteries)

  1. (obsolete) The art or means of characterizing; a system of signs or characters; symbolism; distinctive mark.
  2. (obsolete) That which is charactered; the meaning.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for charactery”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)