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trait
Pronunciation: (trāt; Brit. alsotrā), [key]—
n.
1. a distinguishing characteristic or quality, esp. of one's personal nature:
bad traits of character.
2. a pen or pencil stroke.
3. a stroke, touch, or strain, as of some quality:
a trait of pathos; a trait of ready wit. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.