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Definition of photograph - 2 dictionary results

pho⋅to⋅graph

[foh-tuh-graf, -grahf]
–noun
1. a picture produced by photography.
–verb (used with object)
2. to take a photograph of.
–verb (used without object)
3. to practice photography.
4. to be photographed or be suitable for being photographed in some specified way: The children photograph well.

Origin:
1839; photo- + -graph


pho⋅to⋅graph⋅a⋅ble, adjective
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pho·to·graph   (fō'tə-grāf')   
n.  An image, especially a positive print, recorded by a camera and reproduced on a photosensitive surface.
v.   pho·to·graphed, pho·to·graph·ing, pho·to·graphs

v.   tr.
To take a photograph of.
v.   intr.
  1. To practice photography.

  2. To be the subject for photographs: She photographs well.

pho'to·graph'a·ble adj., pho·tog'ra·pher (fə-tŏg'rə-fər) n.
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