Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable)A lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual.

    Darstellung, Abbildung

    изображе́ниеizobražénije

  2. (countable)A drawing or painting.

    representation by drawing or painting etc

  3. (countable)A representation.

    Schilderung

    a representation by picture or portraiture

  4. (uncountable)The act of depicting.

Examples

10 sentences
  1. The depiction violated a company's registered trademark.

    deDie Darstellung verletzte das eingetragene Markenzeichen einer Firma.

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  2. Ziri's story contains explicit depictions of violence against animals.

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  3. Dickens' thoughts come across along with the vivid depiction of old London.

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  4. The movie is a harrowing depiction of life in an urban slum.

    ruФильм рисует душераздирающую картину жизни в городских трущобах.

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  5. I think I am the depiction of God under his human form.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
lifelike image:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
lifelike image:
representation:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: depictions
Singulardepiction
Pluraldepictions

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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