depiction

C1 Topic:People & Society

US /dɪˈpɪk.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #31524

Meanings

1

noun
A picture or description of someone or something.

The film offers a realistic depiction of life during the war.
2

noun
The act of showing or describing something.

The depiction of violence on television worries many parents.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a picture or description of... portrayal representation

2 noun · the act of showing or... portrayal characterization

Word family

Forms depictions

Derived forms depictionalredepiction

Related forms depict

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Phrases (1)

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literal depiction
A representation that closely follows what is actually present, without added symbolism or embellishment.

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From French dépiction, from Latin dēpictiō. By surface analysis, depict + -ion.

dépiction French dēpictiō Latin

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# depiction

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈpɪk.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 31524

## Meanings
1. A picture or description of someone or something.
2. The act of showing or describing something.

## Examples
- The film offers a realistic depiction of life during the war.
- The depiction of violence on television worries many parents.

## Derived Forms
- depictional
- redepiction

## Related Forms
- depict

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dépiction
- Root: dēpictiō

## Etymology
From French dépiction, from Latin dēpictiō. By surface analysis, depict + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Depiction is from French dépiction, from Latin dēpictiō. By surface analysis, depict + -ion. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean a picture or description of someone or something, or the act of showing or describing something. Related forms include depict. Derived formations include depictional, redepiction.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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