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Meaning 1
A superhero or supervillain.
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noun
A superhero or supervillain.
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An amalgamation of characters that respond to the same selective pressure.
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Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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A single entity that represents multiple irreducible characters but is treated as a single character in the algebraic theory of Carlos André.
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Topics: mathematics, sciences
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A group of characters in a play, movie, or story, that act together as a single combined entity.
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Something that pervades a story as a common theme or presence, transcending the level of individual characters.
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)der. Latin charactērder. Old French caracterebor. Middle English caracter English character English supercharacter From super- + character.