picture of dorian gray

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Definition of picture of dorian gray in English English dictionary

a novel by Oscar Wilde about a beautiful young man, Dorian Gray, who has a painting of himself that he keeps in the attic (=a room under the roof) of his house. Dorian Gray's own face remains young and beautiful, but the face in the painting looks older and more ugly as Gray becomes more and more evil and immoral (1891)

Hyphenation

pic·ture of Do·ri·an gray

Turkish pronunciation

pîkçır ıv dôriın grey

Pronunciation

/ˈpəkʧər əv ˈdôrēən ˈgrā/ /ˈpɪkʧɜr əv ˈdɔːriːən ˈɡreɪ/