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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
picture
/ˈpɪktʃə/
noun1 of 2
painting, drawing or photograph on paper or screen
- “This little detail did not fit into the big picture.”Tatoeba
- “That's not exactly the way I pictured things would happen.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To imagine or envision.
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symbolismnounThe use of objects or images to stand for ideas.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)