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noun a word picture of a person's appearance and character
noun acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
noun a representation by picture or portraiture
originEtymology tree English portray Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English portrayal From portray + -al.
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