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Definition of portraiture - 2 dictionary results

por⋅trai⋅ture

[pawr-tri-cher, pohr-]
–noun
1. the art or an instance of making portraits.
2. a pictorial representation; portrait.
3. a verbal picture.

Origin:
1325–75; ME < MF; see portrait, -ure
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por·trai·ture   (pôr'trĭ-chŏŏr', pōr'-)   
n.  
  1. The art or practice of making portraits.

  2. A portrait.

  3. Portraits considered as a group.

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