diff --git a/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/traits/AnimalTrait.groovy b/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/traits/AnimalTrait.groovy
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+++ b/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/traits/AnimalTrait.groovy
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+package com.baeldung.traits
+
+trait AnimalTrait {
+    
+    String basicBehavior() {
+        return "Animalistic!!"
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/traits/Dog.groovy b/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/traits/Dog.groovy
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+++ b/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/traits/Dog.groovy
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+package com.baeldung.traits
+
+class Dog implements WalkingTrait, SpeakingTrait {
+     
+    String speakAndWalk() {
+        WalkingTrait.super.speakAndWalk()
+    }
+    
+}
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diff --git a/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/traits/Employee.groovy b/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/traits/Employee.groovy
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index 0000000000..b3e4285476
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+++ b/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/traits/Employee.groovy
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+package com.baeldung.traits
+
+class Employee implements UserTrait {
+    
+    String name() {
+        return 'Bob'
+    }
+    
+    String lastName() {
+        return "Marley"
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/traits/Human.groovy b/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/traits/Human.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e78d59bbfd
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+++ b/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/traits/Human.groovy
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+package com.baeldung.traits
+
+interface Human {
+    
+    String lastName()
+}
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diff --git a/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/traits/SpeakingTrait.groovy b/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/traits/SpeakingTrait.groovy
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/traits/SpeakingTrait.groovy
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+package com.baeldung.traits
+
+trait SpeakingTrait {
+    
+    String basicAbility() {
+        return "Speaking!!"
+    }
+    
+    String speakAndWalk() {
+        return "Speak and walk!!"
+    }
+    
+}
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diff --git a/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/traits/UserTrait.groovy b/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/traits/UserTrait.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f1e694f17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/traits/UserTrait.groovy
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+package com.baeldung.traits
+
+trait UserTrait implements Human {
+    
+    String sayHello() {
+        return "Hello!"
+    }
+    
+    abstract String name()
+    
+    String showName() {
+       return "Hello, ${name()}!"
+    }
+
+    private String greetingMessage() {
+        return 'Hello, from a private method!'
+    }
+    
+    String greet() {
+        def msg = greetingMessage()
+        println msg
+        msg
+    }
+    
+    def whoAmI() {
+        return this 
+    }
+    
+    String showLastName() {
+        return "Hello, ${lastName()}!"
+    }
+    
+    String email
+    String address
+}
+    
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diff --git a/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/traits/WalkingTrait.groovy b/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/traits/WalkingTrait.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66cff8809f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/traits/WalkingTrait.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package com.baeldung.traits
+
+trait WalkingTrait {
+    
+    String basicAbility() {
+        return "Walking!!"
+    }
+    
+    String speakAndWalk() {
+        return "Walk and speak!!"
+    }
+    
+}
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diff --git a/core-groovy/src/test/groovy/com/baeldung/traits/TraitsUnitTest.groovy b/core-groovy/src/test/groovy/com/baeldung/traits/TraitsUnitTest.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c74a9be62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-groovy/src/test/groovy/com/baeldung/traits/TraitsUnitTest.groovy
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+package com.baeldung.traits
+
+import spock.lang.Specification
+
+class TraitsUnitTest extends Specification {
+
+    Employee employee
+    Dog dog
+
+    void setup () {
+        employee = new Employee()
+        dog = new Dog()
+    }
+
+    def 'Should return msg string when using Employee.sayHello method provided by UserTrait' () {
+        when:
+            def msg = employee.sayHello()
+        then:
+            msg
+            msg instanceof String
+            assert msg == "Hello!"
+    }
+    
+    def 'Should return displayMsg string when using Employee.showName method' () {
+        when:
+            def displayMsg = employee.showName()
+        then:
+            displayMsg
+            displayMsg instanceof String
+            assert displayMsg == "Hello, Bob!"
+    }
+    
+    def 'Should return greetMsg string when using Employee.greet method' () {
+        when:
+            def greetMsg = employee.greet()
+        then:
+            greetMsg
+            greetMsg instanceof String
+            assert greetMsg == "Hello, from a private method!"
+    }
+    
+    def 'Should return MissingMethodException when using Employee.greetingMessage method' () {
+        when:
+            def exception
+            try {
+                employee.greetingMessage()
+            }catch(Exception e) {
+                exception = e
+            }
+            
+        then:
+            exception
+            exception instanceof groovy.lang.MissingMethodException
+            assert exception.message == "No signature of method: com.baeldung.traits.Employee.greetingMessage()"+
+            " is applicable for argument types: () values: []"
+    }
+    
+    def 'Should return employee instance when using Employee.whoAmI method' () {
+        when:
+            def emp = employee.whoAmI()
+        then:
+            emp
+            emp instanceof Employee
+            assert emp.is(employee)
+    }
+    
+    def 'Should display lastName when using Employee.showLastName method' () {
+        when:
+            def lastNameMsg = employee.showLastName()
+        then:
+            lastNameMsg
+            lastNameMsg instanceof String
+            assert lastNameMsg == "Hello, Marley!"
+    }
+    
+    def 'Should be able to define properties of UserTrait in Employee instance' () {
+        when:
+            employee = new Employee(email: "a@e.com", address: "baeldung.com")
+        then:
+            employee
+            employee instanceof Employee
+            assert employee.email == "a@e.com"
+            assert employee.address == "baeldung.com"
+    }
+    
+    def 'Should execute basicAbility method from SpeakingTrait and return msg string' () {
+        when:
+            def speakMsg = dog.basicAbility()
+        then:
+            speakMsg
+            speakMsg instanceof String
+            assert speakMsg == "Speaking!!"
+    }
+    
+    def 'Should verify multiple inheritance with traits and execute overridden traits method' () {
+        when:
+            def walkSpeakMsg = dog.speakAndWalk()
+            println walkSpeakMsg
+        then:
+            walkSpeakMsg
+            walkSpeakMsg instanceof String
+            assert walkSpeakMsg == "Walk and speak!!"
+    }
+    
+    def 'Should implement AnimalTrait at runtime and access basicBehavior method' () {
+        when:
+            def dogInstance = new Dog() as AnimalTrait
+            def basicBehaviorMsg = dogInstance.basicBehavior()
+        then:
+            basicBehaviorMsg
+            basicBehaviorMsg instanceof String
+            assert basicBehaviorMsg == "Animalistic!!"
+    }
+}
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