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English noun: characterization | |||
| 1. | characterization (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 | characterisation, delineation, depiction, picture, word picture, word-painting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | description, verbal description | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | epithet, portrait, portraiture, portrayal | ||
| 2. | characterization (communication) the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features | ||
| Samples | The media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd. | ||
| Synonyms | characterisation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | description | ||
| 3. | characterization (act) acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture | ||
| Synonyms | enactment, personation, portrayal | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acting, performing, playacting, playing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | character, impression, part, persona, role, theatrical role | ||
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