description
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a statement that represents something in wordstypes:illustrationa graphic or vivid verbal descriptionportraita word picture of a person's appearance and charactertype of:déclarationa message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
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a representation by picture or portraituretype of:processus figuratifany basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else
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a graphic or vivid verbal descriptionsynonyms: illustrationtypes:portraita word picture of a person's appearance and character
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the act of describing something
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representation by drawing or painting etcsynonyms: caractéristiques, définition, esquissetype of:représentation visuellevisual representation as by photography or painting
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