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/ˈfo.to/
Translation
photo
Word origin
Shortened from fotografia, ultimately from Greek phos, photos ('light') and graphein ('to write'). A modern coinage.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- phos, photos
- English cognates
- photo, photograph, photon
Grammar
Examples
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Will you take a photo of me?
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I have a photo of you on the desk.
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That photo came out very dark.
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We took a photo in front of the church.
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She uploaded the holiday photos to social media.
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