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photographic

[foh-tuh-graf-ik]

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
non·pho·to·graph·ic, adjective
non·pho·to·graph·i·cal, adjective
non·pho·to·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
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photographic (ˌfəʊtəˈɡræfɪk)
 
adj
1.  of or relating to photography: a photographic society; photographic materials
2.  like a photograph in accuracy or detail
3.  (of a person's memory) able to retain facts, appearances, etc, in precise detail, often after only a very short view of or exposure to them
 
photo'graphically
 
adv

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