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Meaning of 'portrait' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Portrait [ n.]
- The likeness of a person, painted, drawn, or engraved; commonly, a representation of the human face painted from real life.
- Hence, any graphic or vivid delineation or description of a person; as, a portrait in words.
2 . Portrait [ v. t.]
- To portray; to draw.

Meaning of 'portrait' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . portrait [ n]
Meaning (1):
- any likeness of a person, in any medium
Example in sentence:
  • the photographer made excellent portraits

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