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photo

1

[ foh-toh ]

noun

plural photos.
  2. 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

/ ˈ´Úəʊ³Ùəʊ /

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

±è³ó´Ç³Ù´Ç–

  1. A prefix that means “light,†as in photoreceptor.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of photo1

First recorded in 1855–60; shortened form of photograph

Origin of photo2

< Greek, combining form of ±è³óô²õ (genitive ±è³óųÙó²õ )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of photo1

from Greek phÅs, phÅt- light

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