PICTORIAL MATTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pictorial matter mean? 

• PICTORIAL MATTER (noun)
  The noun PICTORIAL MATTER has 1 sense:

1. illustrations used to decorate or explain a text

  Familiarity information: PICTORIAL MATTER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PICTORIAL MATTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Illustrations used to decorate or explain a text

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

pictorial matter; picture

Context example:

the dictionary had many pictures

Hypernyms ("pictorial matter" is a kind of...):

illustration (artwork that helps make something clear or attractive)

 Context examples 

One side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains.

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