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image
What does image mean?
image (noun): a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce image?
/ˈɪmədʒ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does image come from?
From Middle English ymage, borrowed from Old French image, from Latin imāgō (“a copy, likeness, image”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of image?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “image” mean?
literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm
Not quite: that's what poetry means.
the amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or timeframe
Not quite: that's what budget means.
the act of accepting and putting into effect or practice (a method, proposal, technique, etc.)
Not quite: that's what adoption means.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
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Which word is closest in meaning to “image”?
company
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service
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country
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picture
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