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PICTORIAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("pictorial" is a kind of...):
periodical (a publication that appears at fixed intervals)
Derivation:
pictorial (pertaining to or consisting of pictures)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Evoking lifelike images within the mind
Example:
a vivid description
Synonyms:
graphic; lifelike; pictorial; vivid
Classified under:
Similar:
realistic (aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Pertaining to or consisting of pictures
Example:
pictorial records
Synonyms:
pictorial; pictural
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
picture (illustrations used to decorate or explain a text)
Derivation:
pictorial (a periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures)
