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   depiction

   /dɪˈpɪkʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of depicting something, especially in a work of art: "the painting's horrific depiction of war" Similar picturepaintingportraitdrawingsketchartist's impressionstudyillustrationportrayalrepresentationimagelikenessportrayalrepresentationpresentationdescriptiondelineationcharacterization

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › depictionDepiction Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DEPICTION is a representation in words or images of someone or something. How to use depiction in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEPICTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DEPICTION definition: 1. the way that something is represented or shown, or something that represents or shows something…. Learn more.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › depictionDepiction - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   A depiction is a true representation of something, like the depiction of life as a Jewish teenager in hiding during World War II in Anne Frank's "The Diary of a Young Girl." The word depiction comes from the Latin word for "painting or description," depictionem.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDEPICTION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   DEPICTION meaning: 1. the way that something is represented or shown, or something that represents or shows something…. Learn more.

6. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › depictionDEPICTION Synonyms: 26 Similar Words - Merriam-Webster

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   Synonyms for DEPICTION: description, portrait, portrayal, picture, tale, sketch, definition, rendering, delineation, account

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEPICTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A depiction of something is a picture or a written description of it. The lecture will trace the depiction of horses from earliest times to the present day. ...the depiction of socialists as Utopian dreamers.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › DepictionDepiction - definition of depiction by The Free Dictionary

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   depiction - 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"

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdepiction noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of depiction noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Discover everything about the word "DEPICTION" in English: meanings, translations, synonyms, pronunciations, examples, and grammar insights - all in one comprehensive guide.

11. www.oed.com › dictionary › depiction_ndepiction, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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    depiction is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin dēpictiōnem.