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characteristic

B2Frequent NGSL-2
UK /ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/US /ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/
adjective

very typical of something or of somebody’s character

noun

a typical feature or quality that something/somebody has

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In all those very different contexts, one characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success.

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