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graphic

adjective · /ˈɡɹæfɪk/ · Level 2 · Intermediate

What does graphic mean?

graphic (adjective): drawn, pictorial.

Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

How do you use graphic in a sentence?

How do you pronounce graphic?

/ˈɡɹæfɪk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.

Where does graphic come from?

From Latin graphicus (“belonging to painting or drawing”), from Ancient Greek γραφικός (graphikós, “belonging to painting or drawing, picturesque, of or for writing; of style, lively”).

Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What are synonyms of graphic?

From Princeton WordNet 3.1.

Test yourself: do you know “graphic”?

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What does “graphic” mean?

physically close

Not quite: that's what near means.

united, combined

Not quite: that's what joint means.

regular and even

Not quite: that's what steady means.

drawn, pictorial

Right! That's what “graphic” means.

Which word is closest in meaning to “graphic”?

important

Not quite: important means something else.

available

Not quite: available means something else.

pictorial

Right!

different

Not quite: different means something else.

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