semipictorial
i 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
Synonyms
4. picturesque, vivid, striking, telling.
4. picturesque, vivid, striking, telling.
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pictorial (pɪkˈtɔːrɪəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | relating to, consisting of, or expressed by pictures |
| 2. | (of books, newspapers, etc) containing pictures |
| 3. | of or relating to painting or drawing |
| 4. | (of language, style, etc) suggesting a picture; vivid; graphic |
| —n | |
| 5. | a. a magazine, newspaper, etc, containing many pictures |
| b. (capital when part of a name): the Sunday Pictorial | |
| [C17: from Late Latin pictōrius, from Latin pictor painter, from pingere to paint] | |
| pic'torially | |
| —adv | |
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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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