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pictorial

Pronunciation: /pɪkˈtɔːrɪəl/
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Definition of pictorial

adjective

  • of or expressed in pictures; illustrated:feelings presented in a pictorial form

noun

[usually in names]
  • a newspaper or periodical with pictures as a main feature: he reported on cricket for the Sunday Pictorial

Derivatives

pictorially

adverb

Origin:

mid 17th century: from late Latin pictorius (from Latin pictor 'painter', from the verb pingere 'to paint') + -al

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