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history painting

history painting noun: a kind of painting that depicts a moment in a narrative story, often from classical mythology or the Bible.

Noun

history painting (countable and uncountable, plural history paintings)

  1. (countable) A kind of painting that depicts a moment in a narrative story, often from classical mythology or the Bible.
  2. (uncountable) Such paintings as a genre.

Forms of history painting

pluralhistory paintings

Questions about history painting

What does history painting mean?
History painting means a kind of painting that depicts a moment in a narrative story, often from classical mythology or the Bible.
What part of speech is history painting?
History painting is a noun.
What is the plural of history painting?
The plural of history painting is history paintings.

Words near history painting in the dictionary

  1. history
  2. history book
  3. history books
  4. history is written by the victors
  5. history of the four kings
  6. history painting
  7. history paintings
  8. history repeats itself
  9. history sheet
  10. history sheets
  11. history-sheeter

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