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English Dictionary: delineated by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
delineated
adj
  1. represented accurately or precisely [syn: delineated, represented, delineate]
    Antonym(s): undelineated
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Delineate \De*lin"e*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delineated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Delineating}.]
      1. To indicate by lines drawn in the form or figure of; to
            represent by sketch, design, or diagram; to sketch out; to
            portray; to picture; in drawing and engraving, to
            represent in lines, as with the pen, pencil, or graver;
            hence, to represent with accuracy and minuteness. See
            {Delineation}.
  
                     Adventurous to delineate nature's form. --Akenside.
  
      2. To portray to the mind or understanding by words; to set
            forth; to describe.
  
                     Customs or habits delineated with great accuracy.
                                                                              --Walpole.
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