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pho⋅to⋅graph⋅ic

[foh-tuh-graf-ik]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to photography.
2. used in, or produced by means of, photography: photographic equipment; the photographic coverage of a newspaper.
3. suggestive of a photograph; extremely realistic and detailed: photographic accuracy.
4. remembering, reproducing, or functioning with the precision of a photograph: a photographic memory.
Also, pho⋅to⋅graph⋅i⋅cal.


Origin:
1839; photograph + -ic


pho⋅to⋅graph⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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pho·to·graph·ic   (fō'tə-grāf'ĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or consisting of photography or a photograph.

  2. Used in photography: a photographic lens.

  3. Resembling a photograph, especially representing or simulating something with great accuracy and fidelity of detail.

  4. Capable of retaining accurate or vivid impressions: a photographic memory.

pho'to·graph'i·cal·ly adv.
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