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self-characterization

self-char·ac·ter·i·za·tion
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Transcription

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

Definitions of self-characterization word

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

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 Self-characterization

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Self-characterization

self-characterization 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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