# big picture

> English word · Noun · IPA /bɪɡ ˈpɪk(t)ʃɚ/

## Definitions
1. The totality of a situation.
2. The main film in a double feature.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, picture.

## Etymology
From a figurative sense of picture meaning "situation." First attested in 1904.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/big-picture