Meaning of CHARACTERIZATION

Pronunciation:			`karikturi'zeyshun
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  acting the part of a character on stage; dramaticially representing the character by speech and action and gesture [n]  the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features; "the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd" [n]  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"
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	Synonyms:		characterisation, delineation, depiction, enactment, personation, picture, portrayal, word picture, word-painting
	See Also:		acting, character, description, epithet, impression, part, performing, persona, playacting, playing, portrait, portraiture, portrayal, role, theatrical role, verbal description
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
	Definition:		\Char`ac*ter*i*za"tion\, n. The act or process of characterizing.
Glossary
	Definition:		the application of techniques of examination by which characteristic properties of the constituent material of traded goods can be identified, and thus their source of origin; e.g. petrographic thin-section analysis.
Thesaurus Terms
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