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Depiction

//dɪˈpɪk.ʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual. countable

    "If Demandt's essay served as a strident example of the German desire for normalcy, a more subtle example was provided by a brief allohistorical depiction of a Nazi victory in World War II written by German historian Michael Salewski in 1999."

  2. 2
    representation by drawing or painting etc wordnet
  3. 3
    A drawing or painting. countable
  4. 4
    a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects wordnet
  5. 5
    A representation. countable
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  1. 6
    a representation by picture or portraiture wordnet
  2. 7
    The act of depicting. uncountable

    "It is nevertheless true that, whereas the teaching of music and literature is established on a scientific basis, the art of depiction is still taught in a primitive and inefficient way."

  3. 8
    a graphic or vivid verbal description wordnet

Etymology

From French dépiction, from Latin dēpictiō. By surface analysis, depict + -ion.

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