a picture paints a thousand words

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Definition of a picture paints a thousand words in English English dictionary

A visualisation is a better description than a verbal description

See accompanying diagram: a picture paints a thousand words, and all that!.

Hyphenation

a pic·ture paints a thou·sand words

Turkish pronunciation

ı pîkçır peynts ı thauzın wırdz

Pronunciation

/ə ˈpəkʧər ˈpānts ə ˈᴛʜouzən ˈwərdz/ /ə ˈpɪkʧɜr ˈpeɪnts ə ˈθaʊzən ˈwɜrdz/

Etymology

() Coined by David Gates in the opening line of the song If ( 1971).