Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun
- representation in image form, as in a painting or illustration: Picasso’s painting Guernica is an accurate depiction of the horrors of war.
- representation or characterization in words: Mark Twain’s letters are a clear depiction of his life and times.
- an act or instance of depicting.
1680s, from French depiction, from Late Latin depictionem (nominative depictio) “painting, description,” noun of action from Latin depictus (see depict).