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  • 21picture — picturable, adj. picturableness, n. picturably, adv. picturer, n. /pik cheuhr/, n., v., pictured, picturing. n. 1. a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild …

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  • 22picture — Synonyms and related words: 3 D, CRT spot, Cinemascope, Cinerama, DM display, Doppler signal, IF signal, IM display, RF echoes, Technicolor, Telephoto, Vorstellung, Western, Wirephoto, abstract, abstraction, aerial photograph, ally, altarpiece,… …

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  • 23Picture — The bid and asked prices quoted by a broker for a given security. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * picture UK US /ˈpɪktʃər/ noun ► [S] an idea about what is happening in a particular situation: a picture of sth »They conducted a survey …

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  • 24picture — Describes bid and asked prices a broker quotes for a given security. Used for listed equity securities. Bid and ask prices and quantity information from a specialist or from a dealer regarding a particular security ( i.e., IBM s 1/4 to 1/2, 5m by …

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  • 25picture — /ˈpɪktʃə / (say pikchuh) noun 1. a representation, upon a surface, usually flat, as a painting, drawing or photograph, etc. 2. any visible image, however produced: the pictures in the fire; the pictures made by reflections in a pool of water. 3.… …

  • 26picture — {{11}}picture (n.) early 15c., from L. pictura painting, from pictus, pp. of pingere to make pictures, to paint, to embroider, (see PAINT (Cf. paint)). Picture post card first recorded 1899. Phrase every picture tells a story first attested 1900 …

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  • 27picture — noun 1》 a painting, drawing, or photograph.     ↘a portrait.     ↘an image on a television screen. 2》 an impression formed from an account or description: a full picture of the disaster had not yet emerged.     ↘(often in phr. in (or out of) the… …

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  • 28picture — 1. noun 1) pictures in an art gallery Syn: painting, drawing, sketch, oil painting, watercolor, print, canvas, portrait, portrayal, illustration, artwork, depiction, likeness, representation, image, icon, miniature …

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  • 29picture — pic•ture [[t]ˈpɪk tʃər[/t]] n. v. tured, tur•ing 1) a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, or photograph 2) any visible image, however produced 3) a mental image 4) cvb a graphic or vivid account or… …

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  • 30picture — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pictura, from pictus, past participle of pingere to paint more at paint Date: 15th century 1. a design or representation made by various means (as painting, drawing, or photography) 2. a. a… …

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