CHARACTERIZATION

• (noun) acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture

  synonyms : enactment , personation , portrayal

• (noun) the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features

  "the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd"

  synonyms : characterisation

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : characterisation , delineation , depiction , picture , word picture , word-painting

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