/ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
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Translation
A picture that someone has made with paint.
Word origin
From the verb paint, which goes back through Old French to Latin pingere, to paint.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pingere
- English cognates
- paint, picture
Grammar
Gender
Pluralpaintings
Examples
sunset.
A painting is a picture made with paint.
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Artists sell their paintings.
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Paintings is the plural form.
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