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characterisation

DEFINITIONS OF: characterisation

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n the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features

Synonyms:
characterization
Type of:
description
the act of describing something

n a graphic or vivid verbal description

Synonyms:
characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word picture, word-painting
Types:
epithet
descriptive word or phrase
portrait, portraiture, portrayal
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
Type of:
description, verbal description
a statement that represents something in words
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