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delineative

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de⋅lin⋅e⋅a⋅tion

  [di-lin-ee-ey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act or process of delineating.
2. a chart or diagram; sketch; rough draft.
3. a description.
Origin:
1560–70; < LL dēlīneātiōn- (s. of dēlīneātiō) a sketch, equiv. to L dēlīneāt(us) (see delineate ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
de⋅lin⋅e⋅a⋅tive  [di-lin-ee-ey-tiv, -ee-uh-tiv] , adjective
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de·lin·e·ate   (dĭ-lĭn'ē-āt')   
tr.v.   de·lin·e·at·ed, de·lin·e·at·ing, de·lin·e·ates

  1. To draw or trace the outline of; sketch out.

  2. To represent pictorially; depict.

  3. To depict in words or gestures; describe. See Synonyms at represent.


[Latin dēlīneāre, dēlīneāt- : dē-, de- + līnea, line, thread; see line1.]
de·lin'e·a'tion n., de·lin'e·a'tive adj., de·lin'e·a'tor n.
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