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characterisation

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Noun1.characterisationcharacterisation - 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"
characterization, delineation, depiction, word picture, word-painting, picture
description, verbal description - a statement that represents something in words
epithet - descriptive word or phrase
portrait, portraiture, portrayal - a word picture of a person's appearance and character
2.characterisation - the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features; "the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd"
characterization
description - the act of describing something


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