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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>

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