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characterisation in WordNet English dictionary
noun
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"
word picture
word-painting
delineation
depiction
picture
characterization
characterisation
the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features
"the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd"
characterization
characterisation
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characterisation in English Wiktionary
(noun) The act or process of characterise/characterising.
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