photo mural
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- noun
- /ˈfoʊtoʊ ˈmjʊrəl/
- The living room features a stunning photo mural of a tropical beach that creates a relaxing atmosphere.
Examples
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Video footage, filmed in Zambia in 1997 specifically for "Chokwe!", provides a contextual backdrop for the objects on display as well as for the themes and ideas illustrated through other didactic components such as photo murals and text panels.
Academic text (1999) -
Behind the dummy is a photo mural of the yacht.
Fiction book (1990) -
In the café, a colorful photo mural of downtown lights adds vibrancy to the decor.
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They decided to install a large photo mural of a mountain landscape to enhance the beauty of their office space.
Synonyms
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A painting made directly on a wall or ceiling
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A large picture painted or printed directly on a wall to decorate it
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A very large photo that covers a wall to make a room look nicer
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A large printed paper that covers one wall to make the room's main focus
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A large photo printed on paper and put on a wall to decorate
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Morphology
The meaning 'a mural composed of a photographic image' is directly derivable from combining 'photo' (a photograph) with 'mural' (wall-applied artwork). This straightforward noun+noun composition is a common, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand the MWE without prior exposure.
Etymology
The compound noun photo mural comes from combining photo, meaning a photograph, and mural, meaning a big picture on a 'wall'. It is a real photo printed very large to cover one wall, so it means a decorative wallpaper with a large photographic image.