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DELINEATION

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Representation by drawing or painting etcplay

Synonyms:

delineation; depiction; portrayal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("delineation" is a kind of...):

pictorial representation; picturing (visual representation as by photography or painting)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "delineation"):

portraiture (the activity of making portraits)

Derivation:

delineate (make a mark or lines on a surface)

delineate (trace the shape of)

delineate (show the form or outline of)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A drawing of the outlines of forms or objectsplay

Synonyms:

delineation; depiction; limning; line drawing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("delineation" is a kind of...):

drawing (a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "delineation"):

animalization (a depiction in the form of an animal)

Derivation:

delineate (make a mark or lines on a surface)

delineate (trace the shape of)

delineate (show the form or outline of)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A graphic or vivid verbal descriptionplay

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 ("delineation" is a kind of...):

description; verbal description (a statement that represents something in words)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "delineation"):

epithet (descriptive word or phrase)

portrait; portraiture; portrayal (a word picture of a person's appearance and character)

Derivation:

delineate (describe in vivid detail)

delineate (determine the essential quality of)

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