trait

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trait

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traits

trait (plural traits)

  1. an identifying characteristic, habit or trend
    • 1856, Ralph Waldo Emerson, English Traits, Truth:
      The English, of all classes, value themselves on this trait, as distinguishing them from the French, who, in the popular belief, are more polite than true.
    • 1916, John Dewey, Democracy and Education:
      The positive and constructive aspect of possibility gives the key to understanding the two chief traits of immaturity, dependence and plasticity.
  2. (computing, programming) In object-oriented programming, an uninstantiable collection of methods (possibly defining an abstract type) that provides functionality to a class by using the class’s own interface.

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trait m. (plural traits)

  1. line
  2. trait
  3. color of a mineral

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trait

  1. Third-person singular present indicative of traire.
  2. Third-person singular past historic of traire.
  3. Past participle of traire.

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