peripheral character

collocation in English

meaningsofperipheralandcharacter

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peripheral
adjective
uk
/pəˈrɪf.ər.əl/us
/pəˈrɪf.ɚ.əl/
Something that is peripheral is not as important as ...
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character
noun
uk
/ˈkær.ək.tər/us
/ˈker.ək.tɚ/
the particular combination of qualities in a person or place that makes them different ...
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(Definition ofperipheralandcharacterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I didn't want to come in as someperipheralcharacter.
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He is largely aperipheralcharacterin the novel.
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Thus, quantitative genetic variation for peripheral characters is lost in small populations.
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Even for such peripheral characters there is disagreement about the relationship.
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Why were these peripheral characters the subject of so much speculation?
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Low correlations between molecular and quantitative genetic variation for peripheral characters are due predominantly to high sampling variation.
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For the other children in this group the complexity of the second segment, requiring as it did the introduction of new peripheral characters, elicited a change of strategy.
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The play is rarely performed unabridged; often, certain peripheral characters are removed entirely.
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The main characters were unlikeable, their romance dull, and too many peripheral characters wandered in and out of the action.
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Critics have praised the series for its strong characterization, even among peripheral characters, and for its emphasis on romance and emotion over sexuality.
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There are reflective moments during breaks in the action, where peripheral characters and events move, fleetingly, to center stage.
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Baroque casting among the peripheral characters ensures plenty of subsidiary interest, not to say fascination.
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