DEPICTION

depiction, delineation, portrayal

(noun) representation by drawing or painting etc

delineation, depiction, limning, line drawing

(noun) a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects

depicting, depiction, portraying, portrayal

(noun) a representation by picture or portraiture

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

depiction (plural depictions)

a lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual

a drawing or painting

a representation

Anagrams

• pectinoid

Source: Wiktionary


De*pic"tion, n. Etym: [L. depictio.]

Definition: A painting or depicting; a representation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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