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photograph

pho·to·graph [ fṓtə gràf ]


noun  (plural pho·to·graphs)
Definition:
 
picture produced with camera: an image produced on light-sensitive film or array inside a camera, especially a print or slide made from the processed image, or a reproduction in a newspaper, magazine, or book



verb  (past and past participle pho·to·graphed, present participle pho·to·graph·ing, 3rd person present singular pho·to·graphs)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb take photograph of somebody or something: to produce an image of something or somebody using a camera

2. intransitive verb be photographed with particular result: to be able to be photographed, or to have a particular quality or appearance in a photograph
Scenes like this photograph best in bright sunlight.


pho·tog·ra·pher [ fə tóggrəfər ] noun
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