English dictionary
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English noun: characterisation | |||
| 1. | characterisation (communication) a graphic or vivid verbal description | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word picture, word-painting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | description, verbal description | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | epithet, portrait, portraiture, portrayal | ||
| 2. | characterisation (communication) the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features | ||
| Samples | The media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd. | ||
| Synonyms | characterization | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | description | ||
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