Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

depiction

/dɪˈpɪkʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: de-pic-tion
IPA: /dɪˈpɪkʃən/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual.

Countable

noun

A drawing or painting.

Countable

noun

A representation.

Countable

noun

The act of depicting.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: dépiction, dēpictiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

depictions (plural)

Derived Forms

depictional redepiction

Frequently Paired Words

depict

Synonyms

delineation portrayal limning line drawing depicting portraying word picture word-painting picture characterization characterisation

Rhymes With

fiction non-fiction addiction conviction jurisdiction prediction restriction friction contradiction eviction nonfiction affliction

Questions

How do you pronounce depiction?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈpɪkʃən/.
What does depiction mean?: A lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual.
Where does depiction come from?: It is traced to French.

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