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portraiture definition

por·traiture (pôr′tri c̸hər)

noun

  1. the process, practice, or art of portraying
  2. a portrait
  3. portraits collectively

Etymology: ME purtreiture < MFr: see portray

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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