Translation
line, stroke; feature, trait
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Word origin
From Latin tractus ('a drawing, a pulling'), from trahere ('to pull, to draw'). English 'trait' comes from the French.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- tractus
- English cognates
- trait, tract, attract
Grammar
Examples
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He drew a red line under the date.
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Generosity is a trait of his character.
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She has the same features as her mother.
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These two words are joined by a hyphen.
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With a few strokes of the pencil, he drew my portrait.
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trait: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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