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The definition of a portrait is a drawn, painted or carved picture of the fact of something or someone.
(noun)An example of a portrait is the Mona Lisa painting.
Portrait is defined as the orientation of a page, where the longest side goes from top to bottom.
(adjective)An example of portrait is when an image is taller than it is wide.
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See portrait in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- Obsolete a drawn, painted, or carved picture of something
- a representation of a person, esp. of the face, drawn, painted, photographed, or sculptured
- a description or dramatic portrayal of a person
Origin: MFr, pp. of portraire: see portray
See portrait in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A likeness of a person, especially one showing the face, that is created by a painter or photographer, for example.
- A verbal picture or description, especially of a person.
Of or relating to the orientation of a page such that the longer side runs from top to bottom.
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , from Old French, image
Origin: , from past participle of portraire, to portray; see portray
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