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What is another word for characteristic of?

Pronunciation: [kˌaɹɪktəɹˈɪstɪk ɒv] (IPA)

The phrase "Characteristic of" is often used to describe traits or attributes that are associated with a particular person, place or thing. However, there are a number of synonyms that can be used instead of "characteristic of" to convey the same meaning. Some possible alternatives include "typical of", "indicative of", "representative of", "symbolic of", "emblematic of", "distinctive of", "peculiar to", and "unique to". Each of these phrases conveys a slightly different nuance or emphasis, and the choice of which to use may depend on the context in which the phrase is being used and the writer's intended meaning.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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  • Laziness has become the chief characteristic of journalism, displacing incompetence.
    Kingsley Amis
  • The thing that's characteristic of my performance is that I literally do drag the whole studio onto the stage.
    Laurie Anderson
  • The characteristic of scientific progress is our knowing that we did not know.
    Gaston Bachelard
  • A second characteristic of our time is the prevalence of nationalism. This is still spreading, affecting new communities, more peripheral regions and so-called backward peoples.
    Emily Greene Balch
  • Industrialization based on machinery, already referred to as a characteristic of our age, is but one aspect of the revolution that is being wrought by technology.
    Emily Greene Balch

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