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pictures — photographs, drawings, or paintings

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: photographs, drawings, or paintings

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpɪktʃərz/

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother keeps thousands of pictures in her shoebox collection.
  • The TOEIC test includes many questions about describing pictures.
  • He accidentally deleted all his vacation pictures and cried like a baby.

pictures

NOUN

[/ˈpɪktʃərz/]

photographs, drawings, or paintings

a young woman with curly hair points excitedly at a wall displaying multiple framed artworks. She gestures toward different pieces including photographs of landscapes, colorful paintings of flowers, and detailed pencil drawings. Her friend beside her nods appreciatively while looking at a black and white photograph of a city skyline. The gallery wall showcases various artistic works hanging at different heights, each in elegant frames. Other visitors in the background admire additional artwork displays throughout the space.  photographs, drawings, and paintings being viewed and appreciated.
💡 Concept

a young woman with curly hair points excitedly at a wall displaying multiple framed artworks. She gestures toward different pieces including photographs of landscapes, colorful paintings of flowers, and detailed pencil drawings. Her friend beside her nods appreciatively while looking at a black and white photograph of a city skyline. The gallery wall showcases various artistic works hanging at different heights, each in elegant frames. Other visitors in the background admire additional artwork displays throughout the space. photographs, drawings, and paintings being viewed and appreciated.

Old fixtures illuminate pictures of paint mixtures!
🎵 Rhyme

Old fixtures illuminate pictures of paint mixtures!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈpɪktʃərz/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈpɪktʃəz/

🌳Etymology

Rootpictur
Suffix--s

Origin

The word derives from Latin 'pictura', which evolved from the verb 'pingere' meaning 'to paint' or 'to draw'. The term developed through Medieval Latin to acquire its modern sense of a visual representation or image.

Breakdown

pictura (Latin: painting, picture) + -s (English plural suffix). The root 'pingere' (to paint) gave rise to 'pictura' (the act or result of painting), which entered English as 'picture' and takes the regular plural '-s'.

🎵Rhyme

fixtures
mixtures
textures

🔗Collocations

take pictures
family pictures
wedding pictures
digital pictures
show pictures
look at pictures

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My grandmother keeps thousands of pictures in her shoebox collection.”

“The TOEIC test includes many questions about describing pictures.”

😄 Fun example

“He accidentally deleted all his vacation pictures and cried like a baby.”

“The art gallery displays pictures from famous painters around the world.”

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