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Added 29 September 2026

depiction

/dɪˈpɪkʃən/ noun

Latin root: dēpictiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about depiction at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual.
A drawing or painting.
A representation.

Origin

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

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