Definition of pictorial
1 : of or relating to a painter, a painting, or the painting or drawing of pictures pictorial perspective
2a : of, relating to, or consisting of pictures pictorial recordsb : illustrated by pictures pictorial weeklyc : consisting of or displaying the characteristics of pictographsd : suggesting or conveying visual images pictorial poetry
pictorialness
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Examples of pictorial in a Sentence
a pictorial record of the trip
that photojournalist is planning to do a primarily pictorial report on the famine in Africa
Recent Examples of pictorial from the Web
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A pictorial timeline of former Carolina Panthers general manager Dave Gettleman’s four-plus years with the team.
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The negatives tell a pictorial history of the last century of Kansas City.
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Relive the greatest moments in Indiana high school basketball with IndyStar's new hardcover, commemorative pictorial book History of Our Hysteria: Indiana High School Basketball, documenting our abiding love affair with the game.
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If men are allowed to enjoy pictorial sexts from lovers, why can’t their partners?
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Conzen estimates that more than 5,000 pictorial atlases were produced during their heyday in the latter half of the 19th century.
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These two contrasting exhibits at Harris/Harvey Gallery show that landscape artistry can stretch to something well beyond the pictorial.
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These canvases were highly collectible luxury souvenirs, pictorial portals that would later transport the visitor (and friends back home) to that faraway place and moment.
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The final section is full of really creative maps that include lots of pictorial elements or mixed media such as metal, stamps, or ceramics.
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Origin and Etymology of pictorial
Late Latin pictorius, from Latin pictor painter — more at picturesque
pictorial
Definition of pictorial
: a periodical having much pictorial matter
First Known Use of pictorial
1844
PICTORIAL Defined for English Language Learners
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: of or relating to painting or drawing
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: having or using pictures
PICTORIAL Defined for Kids
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1 : of or relating to pictures pictorial art
2 : having or using pictures a pictorial magazine
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