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photo

1

[ foh-toh ]

noun

plural photos.
  1. Informal. photo finish.


photo-

2
  1. a combining form meaning “light” ( photobiology ); also used to represent “photographic” or “photograph” in the formation of compound words:

    photocopy.

photo

1

/ ˈəʊəʊ /

noun

  1. short for photograph
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

photo-

2

combining_form

  1. of, relating to, or produced by light

    photosynthesis

  2. indicating a photographic process

    photolithography

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dzٴ–

  1. A prefix that means “light,” as in photoreceptor.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of photo1

First recorded in 1855–60; shortened form of photograph

Origin of photo2

< Greek, combining form of ô (genitive ōó )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of photo1

from Greek phōs, phōt- light
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After the Kings’ wild 6-5 win that night, the team’s X account posted a group of photos from the game with the caption, “The power of the harmonicas.”

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It featured a photo of Pope Francis at the Western Wall in Jerusalem and concluded: "May his memory be a blessing."

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Videos and photos circulating on Telegram on Friday show a car in flames outside a block of flats.

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The app’s 3.5 million global users post photos of fauna and flora from anywhere fauna and flora are found — urban parks, suburban backyards, mountaintops.

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When I ordered the $12 dresses, what arrived looked nothing like the photos.

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