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portrait

American  
[pawr-trit, -treyt, pohr-] / ˈpɔr trɪt, -treɪt, ˈpoʊr- /

noun

  1. a likeness of a person, especially of the face, as a painting, drawing, or photograph.

    a gallery of family portraits.

  2. a verbal picture or description, usually of a person.

    a biography that provides a fascinating portrait of an 18th-century rogue.

adjective

  1. 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.

portrait British  
/ -treɪt, ˈpɔːtrɪt /

noun

    1. a painting, drawing, sculpture, photograph, or other likeness of an individual, esp of the face

    2. ( as modifier )

      a portrait gallery

  2. a verbal description or picture, esp of a person's character

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adjective

  1. printing (of a publication or an illustration in a publication) of greater height than width Compare landscape

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Other Word Forms

  • portraitlike adjective

Etymology

Origin of portrait

1560–70; < Middle French: a drawing, image, etc., noun use of past participle of portraire to portray

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