recharacterization

char·ac·ter·i·za·tion

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kar-ik-ter-uh-zey-shuh n, -truh-zey-]
- /ˌkær ɪk tər əˈzeɪ ʃən, -trəˈzeɪ-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kar-ik-ter-uh-zey-shuh n, -truh-zey-]
- /ˌkær ɪk tər əˈzeɪ ʃən, -trəˈzeɪ-/

Definitions of recharacterization word

noun recharacterization portrayal; description: the actor's characterization of a politician. 1
noun recharacterization the act of characterizing or describing the individual quality of a person or thing. 1
noun recharacterization the creation and convincing representation of fictitious characters, as in a literary work. 1

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Origin of recharacterization

First appearance:

before 1560

One of the 32% oldest English words

1560-70; < Medieval Latin charactērizāt(us) marked (past participle of charactērizāre to characterize; see -ate1) + Latin -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Recharacterization

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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recharacterization popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

recharacterization usage trend in Literature

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