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Depiction vs Representment - What's the difference?

depiction | representment |

As nouns the difference between depiction and representment

is that depiction is a lifelike of something, either verbal or visual while representment is a depiction or representation.

depiction

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual
  • a drawing or painting

    • Related terms

    * depict

    representment

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A depiction or representation.
  • *1646 , Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica , V.22:
  • *:we shall not urge such representments ; we could spare the Holy Lamb for the picture of our Saviour, and the dove or fiery tongues to represent the Holy Ghost.