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Characteristic

/kˌɛrəktəˈrɪstɪk/
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(adj) Being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing.

Slow speech is characteristic of that man.
It's characteristic of him to behave like that.
CEFR Practice Quiz
A ____ of this animal is its long neck and its very large ears city.

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