named character

collocation in English

meaningsofnameandcharacter

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withcharacter.
name
noun
uk
/neɪm/us
/neɪm/
the word or words that a person, thing, or place is ...
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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 ofnameandcharacterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnamed character

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In the final plate, neither character was engaged in the target activity, but thenamedcharacterheld a novel posture.
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From then on, having anamedcharacterbecame the norm.
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Wanda is the secondnamedcharacterto appear in the first book.
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Besides being the only recurring female character, she is also the onlynamedcharacter.
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For in this perspective it is not about four named characters, but about four voices.
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This helps to develop our moral faculties of sympathy, and circumvents the distance that results in the case of a play or dialogue with named characters.
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Violence, sexuality and moral ambiguity frequently arise among a thousand named characters.
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Each of the named characters existed to some extent, though some names and circumstances were changed for dramatic purposes.
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Among the vast array of characters, only six named characters are male.
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At its most prototypical the short story features a small cast of named characters, and focuses on a self-contained incident with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood.
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