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I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. picture, reflection, double, counterpart, likeness; portrait, statue, figure; idea, concept. See similarity, appearance, representation, figurative.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Mental impression]

Syn. concept, conception, perception, vision; see memory 2 , thought 2 .

2. [Representation]

Syn. idol, effigy, picture, icon, form, drawing, model, illustration, portrait, photograph, reproduction, reflection, copy, likeness, facsimile, counterpart, replica, statue, carved figure, spittin' image*, dead ringer*, chip off the old block*; see also painting 1 , picture 3 , representation , statue .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

1. representation picture, form, likeness, resemblance, imitation, copy, *carbon copy, mirror image, reproduction, facsimile, replica.

2. impression concept, idea, conception, mental picture, perception, thought.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. Something that is reflected: reflection. See SHOW. 2. Something closely resembling another: carbon copy, copy, duplicate, facsimile, likeness, reduplication, replica, replication, reproduction, simulacrum. Archaic: simulacre. Law: counterpart. See SAME. 3. One exactly resembling another: double, duplicate, picture, portrait, spitting image. Slang: ringer. See SAME. 4. The character projected or given by someone to the public: appearance, impression. See SURFACE. 5. That which exists in the mind as the product of careful mental activity: concept, conception, idea, notion, perception, thought. See THOUGHTS. II verb 1. To present a lifelike image of: delineate, depict, describe, express, limn, picture, portray, render, represent, show. See SHOW. 2. To copy (another) slavishly: echo, imitate, mimic, mirror, parrot, reflect, repeat. See SAME. 3. To send back or form an image of: mirror, reflect. See SHOW. 4. To form mental images of: conceive, envisage, envision, fancy, fantasize, imagine, picture, see, think, vision, visualize. Informal: feature. See THOUGHTS.