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MURAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A painting that is applied to a wall surface
Synonyms:
mural; wall painting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("mural" is a kind of...):
painting; picture (graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mural"):
fresco (a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster)
Derivation:
mural (of or relating to walls)
muralist (a painter of murals)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to walls
Example:
mural painting
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
wall (an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure)
Derivation:
mural (a painting that is applied to a wall surface)
