depictions
depictions is the plural of depiction.
Meaning of depiction
Noun
depiction (countable and uncountable, plural depictions)
- A lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual.
- 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 1999.2005 May 23, Gavriel D. Rosenfeld, The World Hitler Never Made: Alternate History and the Memory of Nazism, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 182
- A drawing or painting.
- A representation.
- The act of depicting.
- 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.1950, Max Meldrum, The Science of Appearances, The Shepherd Press, page 12
Questions about depictions
- What is depictions the plural of?
- Depictions is the plural of depiction.
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