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(noun) portrayal, personation, enactment
acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
(noun) characterisation
the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features
the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd
(noun) characterisation, delineation, depiction, word picture, word-painting, picture
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