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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of stylize form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Made to conform to some style.
2. 2
   Represented according to some convention, omitting dispensable detail, rather than in a realistic or literal manner.

   "The symbol for the planet Mars is a stylized representation of the shield and spear of the god Mars."

Adjective

1. 1
   using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

ceremonialconventionalisedconventionalisedconventionalizedextrinsicformal

Example

More examples

"The Chinese character for money is a stylized drawing of a cowry shell."

Related phrases

stylized fact

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