central character

collocation in English

meaningsofcentralandcharacter

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central
adjective
uk
/ˈsen.trəl/us
/ˈsen.trəl/
in, at, from, or near the centre or most important part ...
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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 ofcentralandcharacterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The basic conflict and resolution are generally simple: an obstacle comes between thecentralcharacterand desired object.
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I am, because of the short shrift given to thecentralcharacter, momentum, and some other modelling details.
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Thecentralcharacteris related to the centre of the group as follows.
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Often in television drama history is simply a backdrop to the more important stories of thecentralcharacter(s), but this is not the case here.
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Treitschke's adaptation does not quite erase this view of the opera and itscentralcharacter.
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Fluid character portrayal allows thecentralcharacterto embody social contradictions without becoming too obviously didactic.
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Ruthven is, indeed, the most socially established andcentralcharacterin the opera, easily passing that most traditional test of non-alienness: fitness to marry one's daughter.
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Thecentralcharacterin that television programme had accepted a lump sum of £300.
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However, it will be a grave mistake to think of him as thecentralcharacterof this novel.
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In its portrayal of life in a military barrack, it doesn't have acentralcharacteror a conventional beginning or end.
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The asterisks indicate the eyes; thecentralcharacter, commonly an underscore, the mouth; and the parentheses, the outline of the face.
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Theircentralcharacteris a fortyish history professor: an imperfectly heroic hero caught up within fast-moving narratives of mystery and suspense.
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She is thecentralcharacter, introduced at the start of the work.
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The tale is held together solely by the quaint language and work of the charmingcentralcharacter.
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Itscentralcharacteris a recently married male sitting on a bench at a shopping mall, waiting for his wife to finish shopping.
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The lyrics imply that thecentralcharacteris an unattractive but wealthy woman.
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The oath itself was revised several times, but kept itscentralcharacterwhilst focusing more on loyalty and solidarity.
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The celebrity panelists question the three contestants; the impostors are allowed to lie but thecentralcharacteris sworn to tell the truth.
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Each contestant makes one final statement, and thecentralcharactereliminates one final contestant.
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