Main Entry:

¹pic·ture

Pronunciation:

\ˈpik-chər\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Latin pictura, from pictus, past participle of pingere to paint — more at paint

Date:

15th century

1: a design or representation made by various means (as painting, drawing, or photography)2 a: a description so vivid or graphic as to suggest a mental image or give an accurate idea of something <the book gives a detailed picture of what is happening> b: a mental image3: image, copy <he was the picture of his father> <she was the very picture of health>4 a: a transitory visible image or reproduction b: motion picture cplural : movies5: tableau 26: situation <took a hard look at his financial picture>