Definition of "mural" []

• A very large image, such as a painting or enlarged photograph, applied directly to a wall or ceiling. (noun)
• Of, relating to, or resembling a wall. (adjective)
• Painted on or applied to a wall. (adjective)

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• "That and the absence of text tells me that the mural is art, not an advertisement, because it is a picture of fish, not of the gear used to catch fish."
• "One of the focal points of the mural is a brown-skinned man clasping the hands of a white-skinned woman."
• "Notice that the pre-conquest portion of the mural is almost always done in live, vibrant color."