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depiction

[ dih-pik-shuhn ]

noun

  1. representation in image form, as in a painting or illustration:

    Picasso's painting Guernica is an accurate depiction of the horrors of war.

  2. representation or characterization in words:

    Mark Twain's letters are a clear depiction of his life and times.

  3. an act or instance of depicting.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of depiction1

First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin ŧ辱پō-, stem of ŧ辱پō “portrayal,” equivalent to ŧ辱(ܲ), past participle of ŧ辱Բ “to portray” + -ion ( def )
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Mexican authorities have been trying to discourage positive depictions of drug traffickers, whose exploits are often lionized by bands reciting popular corridos, or ballads, exalting the criminal life.

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Their depiction of its beneficiaries is similarly negative.

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Her depiction of her role at Facebook may or may not be exaggerated.

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Ben tells his parents there are elements of the show he recognises, including its depiction of the fights and cyberbullying at school.

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Through these depictions, the show tries to tell the histories of the nomadic, tribal and agrarian communities for whom resilient survival was the leitmotif and cloth a way of narrating their marginalised experiences.

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