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adjective
1.
pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
2.
illustrated by or containing pictures: a pictorial history.
3.
of or pertaining to the art of painting and drawing pictures, the pictures themselves, or their makers: the pictorial masterpieces of the Renaissance.
4.
having or suggesting the visual appeal or imagery of a picture: a pictorial metaphor.
noun
5.
a periodical in which pictures constitute an important feature.
6.
a magazine feature that is primarily photographic.
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Origin:
1640–50; < Latin pictōri(us) of painting (pic-, variant stem of pingere to paint + -tōrius -tory1) + -al1
1640–50; < Latin pictōri(us) of painting (pic-, variant stem of pingere to paint + -tōrius -tory1) + -al1
Related forms
pic·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
pic·to·ri·al·ness, noun
non·pic·to·ri·al, adjective
non·pic·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
sem·i·pic·to·ri·al, adjective
EXPANDSynonyms
4. picturesque, vivid, striking, telling.
4. picturesque, vivid, striking, telling.
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Word Origin & History
pictorial
1646, from L. pictorius "of a painter," from L. pictor "painter," from pp. stem of pingere "to make pictures" (see paint). The noun meaning "journal in which pictures are the main feature" is first recorded 1844.
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