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characterization

[ kar-ik-ter-uh-zey-shuhn, -truh-zey- ]
/ ˌkær ɪk tər əˈzeɪ ʃən, -trəˈzeɪ- /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR characterization

noun

portrayal; description: the actor's characterization of a politician.
the act of characterizing or describing the individual quality of a person or thing.
the creation and convincing representation of fictitious characters, as in a literary work.

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Origin of characterization

1560–70; <Medieval Latin charactērizāt(us) marked (past participle of charactērizāre to characterize; see -ate1) + Latin -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM characterization

re·char·ac·ter·i·za·tion, nounself-char·ac·ter·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby characterization

characteristic root, characteristics, characteristic vector, characteristic velocity, characteristic x-ray, characterization, characterize, character level, character piece, character recognition, characters
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Words related to characterization

stamp, trademark, number, tag, design, logo, company, sticker, profile, picture, photograph, likeness, figure, image, sketch, vignette, depiction, snapshot, account, portrayal

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British Dictionary definitions for characterization

characterization

characterisation

/ (ˌkærɪktəraɪˈzeɪʃən) /

noun

description of character, traits, etc
the act of characterizing
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