{
    "term": "characteristic",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a typical feature or quality that something/somebody has",
            "sensetop": "characteristic of something/somebody",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There were few similarities in the brothers' physical characteristics."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All human languages share some common characteristics."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The two groups of children have quite different characteristics."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Personal characteristics such as age are taken into account."
                },
                {
                    "text": "genetic characteristics"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The need to communicate is a key characteristic of human society.",
                    "contextForm": "characteristic of something/somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **defining characteristic** of contemporary American culture"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Mobility is the defining characteristic of modern life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The two species have several characteristics in common."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Voters are primarily attracted by the charisma or personal characteristics of a candidate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His melodies have distinguishing characteristics which make them instantly identifiable."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["defining", "distinctive", "distinguishing"],
                "verb + characteristic": ["display", "exhibit", "have"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/",
                "audio": "ch/characteristic/characteristic__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/",
                "audio": "ch/characteristic/characteristic__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}