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TOEFL BNC: 22420 COCA: 22025

— delineation

/dɪˌlɪniˈeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 22420 COCA: 22025

delineation

noun

de·​lin·​ea·​tion di-ˌli-nē-ˈā-shən How to pronounce delineation (audio)
dē-
1
: the act of outlining or representing something with lines or words : the act of delineating
the delineation of a scene
… the delineation of the territories allotted to the seven tribes of Israel … Adam Nicholson
2
: something made by delineating
a photographic delineation of low life T. S. Eliot
delineative adjective

Example Sentences

his simple but striking delineations of Dutch landscapes a finely wrought delineation of a young woman's first experience with romantic love
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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Late Latin dēlīneātiōn-, dēlīneātiō "description," from Latin dēlīneāre "to trace the outline of, delineate" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action

First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of delineation was in 1570
TOEFL BNC: 22420 COCA: 22025

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