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Noun
S:
(n)
word picture (word_picture%1:10:00::)
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word-painting (word-painting%1:10:00::)
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delineation (delineation%1:10:01::)
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depiction (depiction%1:10:01::)
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picture (picture%1:10:03::)
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characterization (characterization%1:10:00::)
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characterisation (characterisation%1:10:00::)
(a graphic or vivid verbal description)
"too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters"
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characterization (characterization%1:10:01::)
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characterisation (characterisation%1:10:01::)
(the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features)
"the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd"