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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

描写する

Pronunciation / Transliteration: byōsha suru

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Delineate/dɪˈlɪn.i.eɪt/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"その契約書は両者の義務を正確に描写している。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To describe or portray something precisely; to outline or trace the shape or contours of an object or concept.

    "The architect's blueprint clearly delineated the boundaries of the new property."
  2. 2

    To indicate or represent accurately, especially in words or diagrams.

    "The report attempts to delineate the causes of the economic downturn."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'delineare', meaning 'to sketch out', combining the prefix 'de-' (down, completely) and 'lineare' (to create with lines, from 'linea' meaning line). Entering English in the early 17th century, the word shifted from its literal artistic sense of drawing lines to a more abstract, figurative meaning of outlining or describing something with precision.

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