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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Slang A photograph.
  2. n. Slang A movie.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A Middle English form of pike.
  2. n. A measure of length, varying from 18 to 28 inches, common throughout Moslem nations, and used especially for measuring textile fabrics.
  3. n. A peak.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A picture, especially a photographic image.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. A Turkish cloth measure, varying from 18 to 28 inches.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
  2. n. a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material

Etymologies

  1. Short for picture.

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  • zaggan so thats what pic means May 27, 2009

  • mollusque A unit of length varying from 46 to 76 cm, used in some Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries mainly in measuring cloth. Sep 13, 2008

  • meleeman has anyone else noticed that Variety has been using this word instead of "film" or "movie" lately? Are they trying to start a new trend, or are they reflecting lingo that's already existing in the industry? As someone who lives in LA, it's slightly embarrassing not to know. Jan 25, 2008

‘pic’ has been looked up 1153 times, added to 7 lists, commented on 3 times, and has a Scrabble score of 7.