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Meaning of Depiction | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
dɪˈpɪk.ʃən

Definitions

  1. A lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual.
    countable
  2. A drawing or painting.
    countable
  3. A representation.
    countable
  4. The act of depicting.
    uncountable

Equivalents

العربية التصوير تصوير
বাংলা বর্ণনা
Català representació
Dansk afbildning
Ελληνικά απεικόνιση
Suomi kuva kuvaus
हिन्दी निरूपण
Magyar ábrázolás
Italiano descrizione dipinto
日本語 描写
한국어 묘사 서술
Kurdî kûva kuva
Latviešu attēlojums
Nederlands afbeelding uitbeelding
Português ilustração retrato
Română reprezentare
Русский изображение
Српски kuva prikaz приказ
Svenska skildring
Türkçe tasvir
Українська зображення

Examples

“If Demandt's essay served as a strident example of the German desire for normalcy, a more subtle example was provided by a brief allohistorical depiction of a Nazi victory in World War II written by German historian Michael Salewski in 1999.”
“It is nevertheless true that, whereas the teaching of music and literature is established on a scientific basis, the art of depiction is still taught in a primitive and inefficient way.”
“But since "realism" or representational depiction is itself a mode of art, it can never escape some degree of formal removal from the raw data of experience; […]”
“As previously described, depiction is a unique type of visual representation defined by both seeing the activities/marks that constitute the depiction whilst also seeing the object of the depiction.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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