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photographic
adjective pho·to·graph·ic \ˌfō-tə-ˈgra-fik\
: relating to or used to make photographs
Full Definition of PHOTOGRAPHIC
1
: relating to, obtained by, or used in photography
2
: representing nature and human beings with the exactness of a photograph
3
: capable of retaining vivid impressions <a photographic memory>
— pho·to·graph·i·cal·ly \-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of PHOTOGRAPHIC
1839
Rhymes with PHOTOGRAPHIC
allographic, autographic, barographic, calligraphic, cartographic, chronographic, demographic, epigraphic, epitaphic, ethnographic, geographic, holographic, homographic, hydrographic, lithographic, logographic, mammographic, monographic, orthographic, pantographic, paragraphic, phonographic, pictographic, pornographic, seismographic, stenographic, stratigraphic, telegraphic, topographic, typographic,
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photographic
adjective pho·to·graph·ic \ˌfō-tə-ˈgra-fik\
Definition of PHOTOGRAPHIC for Kids
: obtained by or used in photography
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