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feminine

/fotoɣɾaˈfia/

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Translation

photograph

Word origin

From Greek phos ('light') plus graphein ('to write, to draw'), so literally 'drawing with light'. English 'photograph' comes from the same two roots.

Origin
Greek
Root
phos + graphein
English cognates
photograph, photography, graphic

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralfotografías

Examples

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She hung an old photograph on the living room wall.

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Landscape photography is her great passion.

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Will you take a photograph of me in front of the cathedral?

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In this photograph you can see the whole family together.

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He studied photography at an art school.

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This word is part of lesson 29.