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FRAYM/freɪm/

A frame is the border around a picture, photo, or window. Countable: a frame, frames. A photo frame; in a frame; a wooden frame. A poster is often without a frame; a painting often has one. Not from (a preposition).

Meaning

The border around a picture or a window.

Examples

• “This photo needs a frame.”
• “This frame is too small for the photo.”
• “The window frame is white.”

Good to know

a frame (around a picture or window). Contrast: poster (often no frame). Mix-up: from.

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