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Vinony

characterization

noun

  1. representation of persons (or other beings or creatures) in narrative and dramatic works of art
  2. process by which a material's structure and properties are probed and measured
  3. assign a label or attribute, describing something as having a label or attribute
  4. thorough description using analytical methods
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌkæɹəktəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/ / /ˌkæɹəktəɹəˈzeɪʃən/ / /ˌkɛɹəktəɹəˈzeɪʃən/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō) Ancient Greek χᾰρακτηρίζω (khăraktērízō)der. Medieval Latin charactērizōder. English characterize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English characterization From characterize + -ation.

  1. The act or process of characterizing.

    “Near-synonyms: portrayal, representation; definition”

    “It was while he was performing the duties of the store that he acquired the soubriquet "Honest Abe"--a characterization that he never dishonored, and an abbreviation that he never outgrew.”