noun

photograph

photograph

This is an old photograph of my family.

This is an old photograph of my family.

The museum has a collection of famous photographs.

The museum has a collection of famous photographs.

a photograph of (sth./sb.) a picture of something or someone. This is a photograph of my grandparents.

Synonyms: picture, image, print

From Greek 'phōs' (light) + 'graphē' (writing). Literally 'writing with light'.

Break it down: 'photo-' (light) and '-graph' (write). A photograph is 'written' with light.

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