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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pawr-trey-uh l, pohr- |
| Phonetic Transcription : pɔrˈtreɪ əl, poʊr- |
Definition of portrayal
Origin :- 1834, from portray + -al (2). The idea formerly was expressed by portray (n.), 1610s.
- noun depiction
- This story gives a portrayal of the noblest of Indians—Hiawatha.
- Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
- This work is especially valuable in its portrayal of home conditions.
- Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 » by Various
- Description is the portrayal of an object by means of language.
- Extract from : « Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism » by F. V. N. Painter
- It will be a portrayal of the history of Norlamin from the first cooling of the planet.
- Extract from : « Skylark Three » by Edward Elmer Smith
- His portrayal of Mr. Warwick to his wife and his friends was fine caricature.
- Extract from : « Diana of the Crossways, Complete » by George Meredith
- Clarke presumably undertook to continue the portrayal of this type.
- Extract from : « Australian Writers » by Desmond Byrne
- To me the chief interest in The Lie centres in the portrayal of character.
- Extract from : « Atlantic Narratives » by Mary Antin
- His behaviour in it completes the portrayal of the character.
- Extract from : « Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 1. The Emigrant Literature » by Georg Brandes
- The idea of portrayal was novel but many more pages could have been written.
- Extract from : « The Fantasy Fan December 1933 » by Charles D. Hornig
- I try always to give the Devil his due—and particularly in this Portrayal.
- Extract from : « The Story of Mary MacLane » by Mary MacLane
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