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photomural en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English mural English photomural From photo- + mural.

Meanings

  1. A large photograph (or series of photographs) used as a wall decoration.
    • That's what money's for. For automatic kitchens, extension, phones, giant freeze chests, colour TV, for inlaid tiles, for imported paintings, palm trees, oceans, for photo-mural wallpaper in the hallway, the bathroom, even the closets. 1966, Burt Blechman, Stations, published 1969, page 31:

Forms

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photomurals Number=Plur lexicographic