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CHARACTERISATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features
Example:
the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd
Synonyms:
characterisation; characterization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("characterisation" is a kind of...):
description (the act of describing something)
Derivation:
characterise (describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A graphic or vivid verbal description
Example:
the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters
Synonyms:
characterisation; characterization; delineation; depiction; picture; word-painting; word picture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("characterisation" is a kind of...):
description; verbal description (a statement that represents something in words)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "characterisation"):
epithet (descriptive word or phrase)
portrait; portraiture; portrayal (a word picture of a person's appearance and character)
Derivation:
characterise (describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of)
