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- pronunciation:
- fo
t
graef
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
a picture made by using a camera that records an image on a surface that is sensitive to light.
Michael is looking at old photographs with his grandmother.
- similar words:
- shot
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related words: |
graphic, image, picture |
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
photographs, photographing, photographed |
definition: |
to take a photograph of.
Their aunt photographs the family when they get together during the holidays.- similar words:
- shoot
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related words: |
picture, take |
derivation: |
photographable (adj.) |
The word photograph
contains the following parts:
graph, -graphy
Greek
root
that means writing, drawing, recording
Example words:
autobiography, autograph, bibliography, biography, geography, graph, graphic, graphics, graphite, homograph, mimeograph, oceanography, paragraph, phonograph, photograph, photography, seismograph, telegraph, topography
phot, photo
Greek
root
that means light
Example words:
- synonyms:
- luc, lum
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