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June 29, 2010
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| Word of the Week--"image"
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Definition--1) a reproduction of the form of a person or thing, especially
a portrait or sculpture. 2) a mental picture of something not present or real. 3) the general impression
that people have of one's character and behavior.
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Discussion--Your image refers both what you look like and how you appear to others.
You could have the Armani-suited image of a cutthroat entrepreneur, while giving the image of being sweet
philanthropist. Possibly neither reflects your mental image of yourself or the portrait your child painted of you.
An image is basically a picture whether of a physical object or the characteristics of that object, and we all
have varying images of ourselves and others.
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| Etymology--Image is derived from the Latin term--imago,
meaning copy, statue, picture, idea, or appearnce. These various Latin meanings gradually began to appear in
English starting around 1400.
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See the languages below for similar roots. |
Foreign Translations
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Likeness of an object |
A mental picture |
Public image or impression |
| German: |
Bild (nt) |
geistiges Bild (nt) |
Image (nt) |
| Dutch: |
beeld, de afbeelding (het) |
beeld (het) |
imago (het) |
| French: |
portrait (m) |
image (f), idée (f) |
image (f) de marque |
| Italian: |
immagine |
immagine |
immagine pubblica |
| Spanish: |
imagen |
imagen, idea |
imagen |
Jane Ellis
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