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image

  • noun
  • im·age
  • /ˈɪm.ɪdʒ/

A visual or other representation of the external form of something in art.

Example

“The Bible forbids the worship of graven images.”

Other meanings

  1. A file on a computer containing a single frame; an image file.

  2. A mental picture of something not real or not present.

Example sentences

  • “Each country is in the image of its inhabitants.”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

  • “A fact-based argument is better than a misleading image.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "imāgō" (a copy, likeness, image).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “image” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.