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      picture
      noun
      A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.
      A photograph.
      An image; a representation as in the imagination.
      A painting.
      (in the plural, informal) ("the pictures") Cinema (as a form of entertainment).
      A paragon, a perfect example or specimen (of a category).
      An attractive sight.
      The art of painting; representation by painting.
      Situation.
      (programming) A format string in the COBOL programming language.
      (MLE) A sample of an illegal drug.
      A figure; a model.
      (dated or India) A motion picture.
      verb
      (transitive) To depict or describe vividly.
      (transitive) To imagine or envision.
      (transitive) To represent in or with a picture.
      Roots
      pingopict- · Latin · paint
      Synonyms for picture
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      Words related to picture
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      Where does picture come from?

      The word picture breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root pict-, from Latin pingo (“paint”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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