English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French mural, from Latin muralis, from murus (wall).

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Noun edit

mural (plural murals)

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

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Adjective edit

mural (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a wall; on, or in, or against a wall.
    a mural quadrant
  2. Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep.
    a mural precipice

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Verb edit

mural (third-person singular simple present murals, present participle (UK) muralling or (US) muraling, simple past and past participle (UK) muralled or (US) muraled)

  1. To create a mural.
    • 1987, Cahners Publishing Company, Restaurants & Institutions, Volume 97, Issues 5-7
      Today savvy operators and designers are stenciling, streaking, stippling, spattering, sponging, mirroring, muraling and marbleizing their way to wonderful walls.
    • 2014, Whittaker Chambers, Witness[1]:
      Its walls were devoutly muraled by artists from the John Reed Club, a Communist-controlled cultural organization.

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Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin murālis. First attested in 1839.[1]

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Adjective edit

mural m or f (masculine and feminine plural murals)

  1. mural

Noun edit

mural m (plural murals)

  1. mural

References edit

  1. ^ mural”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

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French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French mural, borrowed from Latin murālis.

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Adjective edit

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

  1. mural

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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin muralis.

Noun edit

mural oblique singularm (oblique plural muraus or murax or murals, nominative singular muraus or murax or murals, nominative plural mural)

  1. wall; especially a large one

Descendants edit

  • French: mural

Polish edit

 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English mural, from French mural, from Old French mural, from Latin mūrālis.

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Noun edit

mural m inan

  1. mural (painting on wall)

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • mural in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mural in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Noun edit

mural m (plural murais)

  1. mural

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Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French mural or Latin muralis.

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mural m or n (feminine singular murală, masculine plural murali, feminine and neuter plural murale)

  1. mural

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From muro +‎ -al, or from Latin murālis.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /muˈɾal/ [muˈɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: mu‧ral

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mural m or f (masculine and feminine plural murales)

  1. mural

Noun edit

mural m (plural murales)

  1. mural

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