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Noun: portrait  'por-trut or 'por,treyt
  1. A word picture of a person's appearance and character
    - portrayal, portraiture
  2. Any likeness of a person, in any medium
    "the photographer made excellent portraits";
    - portrayal
  3. (printing) printing orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides

Derived forms: portraits

Type of: characterisation [Brit], characterization, delineation, depiction, likeness, picture, semblance, word picture, word-painting

Encyclopedia: Portrait