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Definition portrait in American English

portrait noun

noun
/ˈpɔrtrət/
1

a painting, drawing, or photograph of someone, especially of their face only

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2

a description of someone or something, for example in a book

Example

an interesting portrait of life under communism

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3

a way of arranging a page so that its short sides are at the top and bottom. The other way of arranging a page, with the long sides at the top and bottom, is called landscape.

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Definition portrait in American English