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Definition of in pictures

1 : in the movies or movie industry
  • He wants to work in pictures.
2 : by means of pictures
  • a story told in pictures

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picture play pictures

  1. : a design or representation made by various means (such as painting, drawing, or photography)

  2. : a description so vivid or graphic as to suggest a mental image or give an accurate idea of something

  3. : a mental image

  1. : to paint or draw a representation, image, or visual conception of : depict

  2. : to describe graphically in words

  3. : to form a mental image of : imagine

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