What is the meaning of portrait?
(Entry 1 of 2) 1 : picture especially : a pictorial representation of a person usually showing the face. 2 : a sculptured figure : bust. 3 : a graphic portrayal in words.
How do you speak portrait?
What is the meaning of portrait portrait?
A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. A portrait often shows a person looking directly at the painter or photographer, in order to most successfully engage the subject with the viewer.
What is a correct pronunciation?
Pronunciation is the way in which a word or a language is spoken. This may refer to generally agreed-upon sequences of sounds used in speaking a given word or language in a specific dialect (“correct pronunciation“) or simply the way a particular individual speaks a word or language.
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