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Mona Lisa

[ moh-nuh lee-suh, lee-zuh ]

noun

  1. Italian La Gioconda, a portrait (1503?–05?) by Leonardo da Vinci.


Mona Lisa

/ ˈməʊnə ˈliːzə /

noun

  1. a portrait of a young woman painted by Leonardo da Vinci, admired for her enigmatic smile Also calledLa Gioconda
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Mona Lisa

  1. A painting by Leonardo da Vinci of a woman with a mysterious smile. It is one of the most readily recognized paintings in the world.
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Example Sentences

He previously said having some of the sculptures in the UK and the rest in Athens was "like cutting the Mona Lisa in half".

From BBC

At the Louvre, the world’s most visited art museum, it is no longer possible to see “La Gioconda,” that famous picture better known as “Mona Lisa.”

I picked “Mona Lisa” as my first pick, and then second or third round, I took “Unforgettable.”

The Louvre has added significance for her as it houses arguably the world’s most famous painting, the Mona Lisa.

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On the Lego brand’s website, replicas of the Mona Lisa, cars, plants and more are featured online with the words “Adults Welcome.”

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