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/fotoɣɾaˈfia/

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Translation

photograph

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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 taught in chapter 17, lesson 6: fotografía, sensación, alcohol and 7 more words.