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portrayal, n.
(portrayals)
freq. cnt. 2

acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

characterization enactment personation portrayal

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acting, playacting, playing, performing

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impression role, character, part, persona, theatrical role

a word picture of a person's appearance and character
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

portrait portraiture portrayal

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characterization, picture, delineation, word picture, word-painting, depiction, characterisation

representation by drawing or painting etc
<noun.act>

delineation depiction portrayal

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delineate delineate delineate

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picturing, pictorial representation

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any likeness of a person, in any medium
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

portrait portrayal

sample sentences

"the photographer made excellent portraits"

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half-length self-portrait

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likeness, semblance

a representation by picture or portraiture
<noun.cognition>

depicting depiction portrayal portraying

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portray portray

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representational process

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