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(noun) portrayal, delineation
representation by drawing or painting etc
(noun) delineation, limning, line drawing
a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
(noun) portrayal, portraying, depicting
a representation by picture or portraiture
(noun) characterisation, characterization, delineation, 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