depiction

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Adding to the appeal of this depiction is the landscaping, which at the time was modest in size and density (whereas today it engulfs the building, creating an overcrowded background).

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  1. The act of depicting or portraying. Even here, in the very sphere where Music is summoned to take on the depiction of definable passions to the utmost of her power, the vague but powerful expression of these is but a fraction of what she has done and is ready to do for word and scene. Nineteenth Century, March, 1883. We must leave out of account that [instrumentality] of depiction, as just instanced, because its employment belongs to a much more advanced state of cultivation, and leads the way to the invention not of speech, but of the analogous and auxiliary art of writing. Whitney, Encyc. Brit., XVIII. 767.
  2. In mathematics, representation; mapping: as, conformal depiction.

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  • She believes the depiction is meant to be inspirational and said this is the time of year for religious reflection. —  Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines
  • Next to the depiction, a man explains various aspects of the project to a family attempting to make sense of the elaborate drawings, which he helped create. —  Dallas Observer | Complete Issue
  • Slide 12: Situations • The Initiation • This usually takes the form of an initiation into life, that is, the depiction of an adolescent coming into maturity and adulthood with all the attendant problems and responsibilities that this process involves. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • The majority in Menomonie apparently do not believe this depiction is racist - to the contrary they see it as a sign of respect. —  Latest Articles
  • That's easy. the watermelon depiction is a common racial stereotype. —  Think Progress
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  1. = Old French depiction, from Late Latin depictio(n-), from Latin depictus, past participle of depingere, depict: see depict.
 

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