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Delineation Common

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Delineation has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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"

2

a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects

3

representation by drawing or painting etc

4

The act of delineating; depiction.

Example Sentences
"too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures" noun
"the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland" noun
"the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
description drawing pictorial representation
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
epithet portrayal animalization portraiture
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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