"word painting" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: word paintings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} word painting (countable and uncountable, plural word paintings)
  1. A visually evocative poem or other piece of writing. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  2. The act of writing such a piece. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-word_painting-en-noun-49aynHQv
  3. (music) Program music, or the process of composing it. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-word_painting-en-noun-jaJeI1cw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 8 74 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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