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1photograph
noun pho·to·graph \ˈfō-tə-ˌgraf\
: a picture made by a camera
Full Definition of PHOTOGRAPH
: a picture or likeness obtained by photography
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First Known Use of PHOTOGRAPH
1839
Rhymes with PHOTOGRAPH
allograph, autograph, barograph, bathyscaphe, cenotaph, chronograph, circle graph, cryptograph, epigraph, epitaph, half-and-half, hectograph, holograph, homograph, hygrograph, kymograph, lithograph, logograph, micrograph, monograph, pantograph, paragraph, phonograph, pictograph, polygraph, quarterstaff, seismograph, serigraph, shadowgraph, shandygaff, spectrograph, sphygmograph, telegraph, thermograph, typograph
2photograph
verb
: to take a photograph of (someone or something)
: to appear in photographs
Full Definition of PHOTOGRAPH
transitive verb
: to take a photograph of
intransitive verb
1
: to take a photograph
2
: to appear as an image in a photograph <an actress who photographs well>
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First Known Use of PHOTOGRAPH
1839
PHOTOGRAPH[1] Defined for Kids
1photograph
noun pho·to·graph \ˈfō-tə-ˌgraf\
Definition of PHOTOGRAPH for Kids
: a picture taken by a camera
2photograph
verb
pho·to·graphedpho·to·graph·ing
Definition of PHOTOGRAPH for Kids
: to take a picture of with a camera
— pho·tog·ra·pher \fə-ˈtä-grə-fər\ noun
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