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delineator

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de⋅lin⋅e⋅a⋅tor

[di-lin-ee-ey-ter]
–noun
1. a person or thing that delineates.
2. a tailor's pattern that can be adjusted for cutting garments of different sizes.

Origin:
1765–75; delineate + -or 2
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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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