pictorial
adjective /pɪkˈtɔː.ri.əl/
/-ˈtɔːr.i-/ Definition
› shown in the form of a picture or photograph: The exhibition is a pictorial history/record of the town in the 19th century.The visual arts in general pictorially /-ə.li/ adverb The visual arts in general
(Definition of pictorial adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- art noun (EXPRESSION)
- artist noun
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- graphic design noun
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- vernacular noun
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