: of, relating to, or being a rectangular document having the vertical dimension longer than the horizontal dimension
switching from landscape to portrait mode
compare landscape sense 3
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Examples of portrait in a Sentence
Noun
The queen posed for her portrait.
The book presents a portrait of life in a small town.
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Noun
Harry Litman: How Trump’s trial will go well beyond the charges to paint a damning portrait of him.
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See them → Metal detectorists find ancient portrait in Danish field.
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“Portrait.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/portrait. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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