ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsDdepiction
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depiction
Meaning: a visual or verbal representation of something
depiction in a sentence
How depiction is used in real sentences:
The mural offered a vivid depiction of the town's founding.
The novel's depiction of the shipwreck was so detailed that readers felt the cold spray of the waves.
“A volunteer's map offered a vivid depiction of the pattern: winter sightings clustered near old orchards and heated buildings.”
— from the passage The Winter Choice
Synonyms for depiction
Other words for depiction — portrayal, representation and illustration — carry the same meaning.
- portrayal
- representation
- illustration
Where it comes from
From Latin depingere 'to paint clearly'
Memory hook
DEPICTION sounds like 'the picture-tion' — a picture in words.