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English
Adjective
pictorial (not comparable)
- of, relating to, composed of, or illustrated by pictures
- described or otherwise represented as if in a picture; graphic or vivid
- stylistically similar to a painting, especially following pictorial conventions (of a photograph) – see pictorialism
Usage notes
Can be used comparatively “Could you give a more pictorial treatment of this subject?” but this usage is uncommon.
Derived terms
Noun
pictorial (plural pictorials)
- a newspaper or magazine with many pictures, or section thereof
- an article primarily featuring many photographs, or simply a collection of photographs
- (philately) a stamp featuring a vignette of local scenery or culture.
Usage notes
- Individual titles will be capitalized e.g. "Sunday Pictorial"
- In sense “an article consisting primarily of photographs”, particularly used of photographs of people, as in “The budding starlet is featured in a pictorial in a glossy magazine next week.”
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