depiction

Noun

(plural depictions)

a lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual
a drawing or painting

Origin

From French dÃ©piction, from Latin depictio

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Mr. Secretary, thank you very much for your extremely eloquent depiction of the global view.
This was the favorite Victorian depiction of fairies, tiny beings that delighted the eye but were impossible to catch.This downsizing of the Fae Folk was perhaps a result of Victorian Empiricism.
Take the plot devices on faith and just take in the chases, the bonding, the terrifyingly realistic depiction of nuclear holocaust (in a dream, fortunately) and the surprisingly poignant ending.
Bear in mind that your sunset invite doesn't necessarily have to feature an actual depiction of a sunset to be appropriate; even an image of the water and sky will do nicely!
Bush. However, the Mii tool can also be used to make some fantastic cartoon and fictional characters as well.To the left side of the image is a depiction of Pochacco, a character known from the Sanrio universe.

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