Mark and Quirk

Mark

Mark noun - Something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind.

Usage example: a sensitive expression that is the mark of a poet

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Quirk and mark are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Quirk" instead a noun "Mark".

Nearby Words: marked, marker, marking, marksman, markup

Quirk noun - An odd or peculiar habit.

Usage example: wearing red shoes every day is just one of her quirks

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Mark and quirk are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mark" instead a noun "Quirk".

Nearby Word: quirky

physical	physical mark	physical quirk
special	special mark	special quirk
distinctive	distinctive mark	distinctive quirk
particular	particular mark	particular quirk
Other adjectives: similar, common, certain, single, small, powerful, real, little, personal, new, weird, strange, occasional, magical.

Poe's cough is his defining character quirk (other than being woefully incompetent), and serves only to show what a weak and annoying person he is rather than mark him for death.

Source: Literature / A Series of Unfortunate Events
Another quirk of his is that in many, if not all, of his books, there is not a single exclamation mark.

Source: Creator / Cormac McCarthy
Comic Books have their own little quirk when it comes to punctuation: the breath mark (note, not the same as similar-named creations in musical notation or the various diacritical marks used in Ancient Greek Poetry as hints).

Source: Think in Text

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