picture is worth a thousand words



picture is worth a thousand words

Prov. Pictures convey information more efficiently and effectively than words do. It's much easier to learn how machines work by looking at pictures, rather than by hearing someone describe them. A picture is worth a thousand words. The newspaper editor decided to devote more space to photographs of the disaster than to text, since a picture is worth a thousand words.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Marinella-Italian
Keti-Georgian
Aleahə-LEE-əEnglish (Modern)
Linos-Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Karena-English (Rare)
Iunius-Ancient Roman