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POHST-uh/ˈpəʊstə/

A poster is a large picture or notice you put on a wall: a film poster, a concert poster, a poster in the classroom. A postcard is small and you send it; a painting is art, often in a frame. Put up a poster; on the wall. Countable: a poster.

Meaning

A large picture or notice you put on a wall.

Examples

• “There is a film poster on her wall.”
• “Take that poster down, please.”
• “The teacher put a map poster on the board.”

Good to know

put up a poster / on the wall. Contrast: postcard (small, you send), painting (art).

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