mural

English

Etymology

From Latin muralis, from murus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mural (plural murals)

1. A large painting, usually drawn on a wall.

Translations

painting on wall

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 壁畫 (cmn), 壁画 (cmn) (bìhuà)

• Dutch: muurschildering (nl) f
• Finnish: seinämaalaus, muraali, muraalimaalaus
• French: peinture murale
• German: Wandgemälde (de) n

• Greek: τοιχογραφία (el) (toichografía) f 
• Icelandic: veggskreyting (is) f
• Ido: muralo
• Italian: murales (it) m
• Russian: стенная роспись (ru) (stennája róspisʹ) f 
• Spanish: mural (es)

Adjective

mural (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to a wall; on, or in, or against a wall.

   a mural quadrant

   • Milton

     Disburden'd Heav'n rejoiced, and soon repair'd / Her mural breach […]

   • Evelyn

     In the nectarine and the like delicate mural fruit, the later your pruning, the better.

2. Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep.

   a mural precipice

Derived terms

• mural circle
• mural crown

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /my.ral/

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Adjective

mural m (feminine murale, masculine plural muraux, feminine plural murales)

1. wall

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Old French

Adjective

mural m (oblique plural muralz, nominative singular muralz, nominative plural mural)

1. wall; especially a large one

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Spanish

Adjective

mural m and f (plural murales)

1. mural

Noun

mural m (plural murales)

1. mural