"characteristicus" meaning in Latin

See characteristicus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kʰa.rak.teːˈrɪs.tɪ.kʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ka.rak.teˈris.ti.kus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek χαρακτηριστικός (kharaktēristikós, “characteristic”). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|χαρακτηριστικός||characteristic}} Ancient Greek χαρακτηριστικός (kharaktēristikós, “characteristic”) Head templates: {{la-noun|charactēristicus<2>}} charactēristicus m (genitive charactēristicī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|charactēristicus<2>}} Forms: charactēristicus [canonical, masculine], charactēristicī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], charactēristicus [nominative, singular], charactēristicī [nominative, plural], charactēristicī [genitive, singular], charactēristicōrum [genitive, plural], charactēristicō [dative, singular], charactēristicīs [dative, plural], charactēristicum [accusative, singular], charactēristicōs [accusative, plural], charactēristicō [ablative, singular], charactēristicīs [ablative, plural], charactēristice [singular, vocative], charactēristicī [plural, vocative]
  1. characteristic Tags: declension-2 Synonyms: charactēr Related terms: charactēr, charactērismos
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
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      "ipa": "[ka.rak.teˈris.ti.kus]",
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}
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