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pictorial

pic·to·rial

UK/pɪkˈtɔɹi.əl/ US/pɪˈktɔriʌl/ rare
adjective (2) noun (1)

adjective

1.

pertaining to or consisting of pictures

  • “pictorial perspective”
  • “pictorial records”
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2.

evoking lifelike images within the mind

  • “pictorial poetry and prose”
  • “graphic accounts of battle”
  • “a lifelike portrait”
  • “a vivid description”
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noun

1.

a periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures

Origin

From Latin pictōrius (“of painting”) + -al, from pictor (“painter”).

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