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image

image /ˈɪmɪʤ/ noun
plural images
image
/ˈɪmɪʤ/
noun
plural images
Britannica Dictionary definition of IMAGE
[count] : a picture that is produced by a camera, artist, mirror, etc.
see also mirror image
[count] : a mental picture : the thought of how something looks or might look
: the idea that people have about someone or something
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[singular]
: the form or appearance of someone or something
: someone who looks very much like another person
see also spitting image
: someone who looks very much like a certain kind of person
[count] : an interesting or memorable way of showing or describing something in a book, movie, etc.
[count] : a statue or picture that is made to look like a person or thing
see also graven image