Classic and Characteristic

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Classic

Classic adjective - Serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group.

Usage example: the anthropologist noted the classic facial features of the inhabitants of those islands

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Characteristic is a synonym for classic in typical topic. In some cases you can use "Characteristic" instead an adjective "Classic", when it comes to topics like standard.

Nearby Words: classy, classical, classicist, classicism, classically

Characteristic

Characteristic adjective - Serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group.

Usage example: the characteristic taste of licorice

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Classic is a synonym for characteristic. Sometimes you can use "Classic" instead an adjective "Characteristic".

Nearby Words: character, characterize, characteristically, characterization, characterized

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good	good classic	good characteristic
certain	certain classic	certain characteristic
many	many classic	many characteristic
obvious	obvious classic	obvious characteristic
Other adjectives: real, major, well-known, different, several.

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