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photograph

American  
[foh-tuh-graf, -grahf] / ˈfoʊ təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

  1. a picture produced by photography.

verb (used with object)

  1. to take a photograph of.

verb (used without object)

  1. to practice photography.

  2. to be photographed or be suitable for being photographed in some specified way.

    The children photograph well.
photograph British  
/ ˈfəʊtəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf /

noun

  1. Often shortened to: photo.  an image of an object, person, scene, etc, in the form of a print or slide recorded by a camera on photosensitive material

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verb

  1. to take a photograph of (an object, person, scene, etc)

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Other Word Forms

  • photographable adjective
  • rephotograph verb (used with object)
  • unphotographable adjective
  • unphotographed adjective
  • well-photographed adjective

Etymology

Origin of photograph

First recorded in 1839; photo- + -graph

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