"characterization" meaning in All languages combined

See characterization on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: characterization [singular], characterizations [plural]
Etymology: characterize + -ation Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|characterize|ation}} characterize + -ation Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Your characterization of someone or something is the way you describe them, especially when that description suggests an evaluation.
    Sense id: simple-characterization-en-noun--yCE~CFF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ation
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