The difference between Character and Glyph
When used as nouns, character means a being involved in the action of a story, whereas glyph means a figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea. any of various figures used in mayan writing.
Character is also verb with the meaning: to write (using characters).
check bellow for the other definitions of Character and Glyph
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Character as a noun:
A being involved in the action of a story.
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Character as a noun:
A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; phene.
Examples:
"(genetics) A single [[locus]] governing the petal colour character was detected on the linkage group A2."
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Character as a noun:
A complex of mental and ethical traits marking a person or a group.
Examples:
"A study of the suspect's character and his cast iron alibi ruled him out."
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Character as a noun:
Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; moral strength.
Examples:
"He has a great deal of character."
"You may not like to eat liver," said Calvin's father, "but it builds character."
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Character as a noun:
A unique or extraordinary individual; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits, especially charisma.
Examples:
"Julius Caesar is a great historical character."
"That bloke is such a character."
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Character as a noun:
A written or printed symbol, or letter.
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Character as a noun (dated):
Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the particular form of letters used by a person or people.
Examples:
"an inscription in the Runic character"
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Character as a noun (dated):
A secret cipher; a way of writing in code.
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Character as a noun (computing):
One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character.
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Character as a noun (informal):
A person or individual, especially one who is unknown or raises suspicions.
Examples:
"We saw a shady character slinking out of the office with some papers."
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Character as a noun (mathematics):
A complex number representing an element of a finite Abelian group.
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Character as a noun:
Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty.
Examples:
"in the miserable character of a slave"
"in his character as a magistrate"
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Character as a noun (dated):
The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or thing; reputation.
Examples:
"a man's character for truth and veracity"
"Her actions give her a bad character."
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Character as a noun (dated):
A reference given to a servant, attesting to his/her behaviour, competence, etc.
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Character as a noun (obsolete):
Personal appearance.
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Character as a verb (obsolete):
To write (using characters); to describe.
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Glyph as a noun:
A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea. Any of various figures used in Mayan writing.
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Glyph as a noun:
Any non-verbal symbol that imparts information.
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Glyph as a noun (typography, computing):
A visual representation of a letter, character, or symbol, in a specific font and style.
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Glyph as a noun (architecture):
A vertical groove.