de|pic|tion

de|pic|tion
de|pic|tion «dih PIHK shuhn», noun.
1. the act of drawing or painting.
2. a thing that represents; picture; description: »

The artist's depiction of the English countryside shows him at his best. The real meat of the book is in the depiction of the moral conflicts keenly felt by these men, and their inner struggles to resolve the problems (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).


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  • de — de·magnetization; de·magnetize; de·mand·able; de·mand·ant; de·manganize; de·man·i·an; de·man·sia; de·man·toid; de·mar·cate; de·mar·ca·tion; de·mar·ca·tor; de·march; de·marche; de·mar·ga·rin·ate; de·mark; de·mast; de·materialize; de·mat·i·a·ce·ae; …   English syllables

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