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mural

/ˈmjʊɹəl/ US
/ˈmjɝəl/ US
/ˈmjʊəɹəl/ UK
/ˈmjɵːɹəl/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈmjoːɹəl/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈmjʉɾəl/ Scotland
[ˈmjʉːɾəl] Scotland
/ˈmjuːɹəl/ Ireland

Rhymes with -ʊəɹəl

Where it comes from

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

noun murals

A large painting, usually drawn on a wall. "There was an underpass beside the station which was a difficult area for anti-social behaviour. Again, we got artists involved, and schools and the community to put murals in it, and now the community feels like it's theirs. For a small urban station, it has a really nice modern feel about it."

adjective

not comparable Of or relating to a wall; on, or in, or against a wall. a mural quadrant
not comparable Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep. a mural precipice

verb murals · muraling · muralling · muraled · muralled

To create a mural. Today savvy operators and designers are stenciling, streaking, stippling, spattering, sponging, mirroring, muraling and marbleizing their way to wonderful walls.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: wall painting, sculpting, sculpture, painting, carving, screen, chart, fresco, wall, cladding, epic, graffiti, wall panel, wall piece, street art, bas-relief

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noun painting on wall

Español	mural
日本語	壁画 hekiga
中文	壁畫 /壁画 bìhuà
Français	peinture murale
Deutsch	Wandgemälde, Mural
Italiano	murales
Ελληνικά	τοιχογραφία toichografía
Русский	стенна́я ро́спись stennája róspisʹ

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@misc{mural_2026,
  title = {mural},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mural},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}