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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A greatly enlarged photograph or series of photographs placed on a wall especially as decoration.

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  • noun A large photograph (or series of photographs) used as a wall decoration

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Examples

  • Brooklyn had to settle for a contemporary "shield"—a brightly colored glass circle by Marcus Amerman, Choctaw, decorated with images inspired by Lakota warrior Rain-in-the-Face's magisterial buffalo-hide shield, shown in the large photomural on the opposite wall.

    Shows That Defy Stereotypes Lee Rosenbaum 2011

  • There were a ton of cool things in Dr. El-Baz's office, including a photomural of the space shuttle behind his desk and a cartouche with his name written out in hieroglyphics.

    Zoe P. Strassfield: The Best First Day of School Ever! Zoe P. Strassfield 2011

  • There were a ton of cool things in Dr. El-Baz's office, including a photomural of the space shuttle behind his desk and a cartouche with his name written out in hieroglyphics.

    Zoe P. Strassfield: The Best First Day of School Ever! Zoe P. Strassfield 2011

  • The big sepia photomural of the Fall River plant above the directory, across from the elevators, looked just the same.

    You Live Once MacDonald, John D. 1956

  • The resulting photomural of the judges seated at a long table has a distinctly

    NYT > Home Page By TED LOOS 2010

  • The dominant design feature was a photomural of iconic Madrid buildings, which covered the wall behind the bed and the closet doors.

    NYT > Travel 2010

  • An exhibit called "Faces of Texas City" will be a photomural of portraits from the past to current day.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • Others are just why-didn't-I-think-of-that simple, like using old CD jewel cases to create a photomural.

    NYT > Home Page By RIK FAIRLIE 2010

  • An exhibit called "Faces of Texas City" will be a photomural of portraits from the past to current day.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • Others are just why-didn't-I-think-of-that simple, like using old CD jewel cases to create a photomural.

    NYT > Home Page By RIK FAIRLIE 2010

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