Characterisation

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  characterisation
       n 1: 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" [syn: {word picture}, {word-painting},


             {delineation}, {depiction}, {picture}, {characterization}]
       2: the act of describing distinctive characteristics or
          essential features; "the media's characterization of Al
          Gore as a nerd" [syn: {characterization}]