pic

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noun (1)

plural pics or pix ˈpiks How to pronounce pic (audio)
: the picador's lance

Examples of pic in a Sentence

Noun (1) a coworker handed around some vacation pics
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Noun
Brown sees work on popcorn franchise pics as akin to estate planning for actors. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025 In a world where every social media pic is photo-tuned to the point of abstraction, of course there’s a facility that exists just for young people to manufacture false impressions of their own lives. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025 This year’s first all-audience event pic opens on Feb. 14. Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025 Check out pic above as the corporation recreates the Triceratops, Pachyrhinosaurus and Young Albertosaurus using cutting edge techniques. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for pic 

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

short for picture

Noun (2)

Spanish pica, from picar to prick

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pic was in 1884

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“Pic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pic. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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