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portrait
[ pawr-trit, -treyt, pohr- ]
noun
- a likeness of a person, especially of the face, as a painting, drawing, or photograph:
a gallery of family portraits.
- a verbal picture or description, usually of a person:
a biography that provides a fascinating portrait of an 18th-century rogue.
adjective
- Digital Technology. relating to or producing vertical, upright orientation of computer or other digital output, with lines of data parallel to the two shorter sides of a page or screen. Compare landscape. Compare landscape ( def 8 ).
portrait
/ -treɪt; ˈpɔːtrɪt /
noun
- a painting, drawing, sculpture, photograph, or other likeness of an individual, esp of the face
- ( as modifier )
a portrait gallery
- a verbal description or picture, esp of a person's character
adjective
- printing (of a publication or an illustration in a publication) of greater height than width Compare landscape
Other Word Forms
- ǰt· adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Across the country - where it is not uncommon for the smallest village to have a patron saint - church bells tolled and portraits of Pope Francis were hung inside churches as the faithful mourned.
Tovar says he looked up and saw an official portrait of President Reagan on the wall.
On the other hand, the sitter’s handwriting is also proof that the portrait was drawn from life, not copied from a photograph.
It is an up-close, worldwide portrait of our fragile, magical, irreplaceable ecosystem.
Kingsolver’s empathetic portrait reminds us of the strength and resilience, and often defiance, of these communities.
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