"mural" meaning in English

See mural in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmjʊɹəl/ [General-American], /ˈmjɝəl/ [General-American], /ˈmjʊəɹəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmjʉːɹəl/ [Northern-Ireland, Scotland], /ˈmjuːɹəl/ [Ireland] Audio: en-us-mural.ogg
Rhymes: -ʊəɹəl Etymology: Borrowed from French mural, from Latin muralis, from murus (“wall”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|mural}} French mural, {{der|en|la|muralis}} Latin muralis Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} mural (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to a wall; on, or in, or against a wall. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-mural-en-adj-leP-VCOf
  2. Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-mural-en-adj-j9J7NWcg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mural circle, mural crown

Noun

IPA: /ˈmjʊɹəl/ [General-American], /ˈmjɝəl/ [General-American], /ˈmjʊəɹəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmjʉːɹəl/ [Northern-Ireland, Scotland], /ˈmjuːɹəl/ [Ireland] Audio: en-us-mural.ogg Forms: murals [plural]
Rhymes: -ʊəɹəl Etymology: Borrowed from French mural, from Latin muralis, from murus (“wall”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|mural}} French mural, {{der|en|la|muralis}} Latin muralis Head templates: {{en-noun}} mural (plural murals)
  1. A large painting, usually drawn on a wall. Translations (painting on wall): muurskildery (Afrikaans), muurskildering (Afrikaans), որմնանկար (ormnankar) (Armenian), стенопис (stenopis) [masculine] (Bulgarian), mural [masculine] (Catalan), 壁畫 (Chinese Mandarin), 壁画 (bìhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), vægmaleri [neuter] (Danish), muurschildering [feminine] (Dutch), murpentraĵo (Esperanto), seinämaalaus (Finnish), muraali (Finnish), muraalimaalaus (Finnish), peinture murale (French), Wandgemälde [neuter] (German), Mural [neuter] (German), τοιχογραφία (toichografía) [feminine] (Greek), falfestmény (Hungarian), veggskreyting [feminine] (Icelandic), muralo (Ido), murales [masculine] (Italian), 壁画 (hekiga) (Japanese), veggmaleri [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), veggmåleri [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), mural [masculine] (Polish), стенна́я ро́спись (stennája róspisʹ) [feminine] (Russian), mural (Spanish)
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Verb

IPA: /ˈmjʊɹəl/ [General-American], /ˈmjɝəl/ [General-American], /ˈmjʊəɹəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmjʉːɹəl/ [Northern-Ireland, Scotland], /ˈmjuːɹəl/ [Ireland] Audio: en-us-mural.ogg Forms: murals [present, singular, third-person], muralling [UK, participle, present], muraling [US, participle, present], muralled [UK, participle, past], muralled [UK, past], muraled [US, participle, past], muraled [US, past]
Rhymes: -ʊəɹəl Etymology: Borrowed from French mural, from Latin muralis, from murus (“wall”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|mural}} French mural, {{der|en|la|muralis}} Latin muralis Head templates: {{en-verb|++|past2=muraled|past2_qual=US|past_qual=UK|pres_ptc2=muraling|pres_ptc2_qual=US|pres_ptc_qual=UK}} mural (third-person singular simple present murals, present participle (UK) muralling or (US) muraling, simple past and past participle (UK) muralled or (US) muraled)
  1. To create a mural.
    Sense id: en-mural-en-verb-Dnch2YMD

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "painting on wall",
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          "sense": "painting on wall",
          "word": "murpentraĵo"
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          "sense": "painting on wall",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "painting on wall",
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          "sense": "painting on wall",
          "word": "muraalimaalaus"
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          "sense": "painting on wall",
          "word": "peinture murale"
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          "sense": "painting on wall",
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          "sense": "painting on wall",
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "toichografía",
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          "code": "is",
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          "sense": "painting on wall",
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          "sense": "painting on wall",
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          "code": "it",
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          "code": "ja",
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          "word": "壁画"
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          "word": "стенна́я ро́спись"
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          "ref": "1987, Cahners Publishing Company, Restaurants & Institutions, Volume 97, Issues 5-7",
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      "word": "壁畫"
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      "word": "壁画"
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      "word": "murpentraĵo"
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      "word": "seinämaalaus"
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          "ref": "1987, Cahners Publishing Company, Restaurants & Institutions, Volume 97, Issues 5-7",
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