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Portrait

/pˈɔrtrət/
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(noun) A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.

Bob mounted the portrait in a fancy frame, but it was upside down.
That portrait reminds me of someone I knew a long time ago.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The artist spent three months painting a life-size ____ of the mayor for the town hall.

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