characterization

CEFRB2

/ˌkæɹəktəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/

noun

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I don't think that's a very accurate characterization of his point of view.
The theater company's characterization of Anne Frank was very emotional, but tasteful.

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Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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Near-synonyms: portrayal, representation; definition
It was while he was performing the duties of the store that he acquired the soubriquet "Honest Abe"--a characterization that he never dishonored, and an abbreviation that he never outgrew.

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It was while he was performing the duties of the store that he acquired the soubriquet "Honest Abe"--a characterization that he never dishonored, and an abbreviation that he never outgrew.
1866, Josiah Gilbert Holland, The Life of Abraham Lincoln
The art of characterization exhibited by the author fascinates us; we gaze and examine as if we were face to face with real personages, whose passions are laid bare, whose life is traced, whose countenance is portrayed with miraculousness, distinctness and verisimilitude.
1901, Epiphanius Wilson, Introduction to the Dramas of Balzac

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From characterize + -ation.