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pic

1

[ pik ]

noun

, Slang.
, plural pix [piks], pics.
  1. a movie.
  2. a photograph.


pic

2
or pique

[ peek ]

noun

, Piquet.
  1. the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands and in the play before one's opponent scores a point.
  2. the bonus of 30 points won for so scoring.

pic

/ pɪk /

noun

  1. informal.
    a photograph, picture, or illustration
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pic1

First recorded in 1880–85; by shortening from picture

Origin of pic2

< French: literally, prick
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pic1

C20: shortened from picture
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Example Sentences

Each word, from aa to za, gets its own two-page spread with a poem and a pic.

Prince George totters confidently towards the camera in this pic, released to mark his first birthday which falls on Tuesday.

"Sending love and kiss to all," she captioned this instagram pic.

Also, he gave a lame excuse: ‘I couldn't find a pic that expresses both sides.’

“Going to do a split pic, him in the middle, the psychos on his sides,” Bartiromo said.

But Pic was quite mistaken as to the power of his glance, for Honey-Bee continued to sleep with folded hands.

The Padre Manoel Gomez received us very kindly, and our pic-nic was spread in the ample veranda of his parsonage.

He has just come in with news of such a charming pic-nic, given by the officers of the Hazard, at anchor in the bay below.

I did my key and did the perp-walk around the gang, letting everyone snap a pic.

We frequently visited this part, making pic-nic excursions to all the places of note in our little dominion.

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