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   portraiture

   /ˈpɔːtrɪtʃə/

   noun

   • 1. the art of painting or taking portraits: "Ingres is a master of portraiture"
   • ▪ vivid and detailed description: "his strength as a novelist lay in his portraiture of upper-class families"
   • ▪ a portrait.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from portrait (see portrait).

   Scrabble Points: 13

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