photography — the art or practice of taking and processing photographs
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the art or practice of taking and processing photographs
Pronunciation (IPA): /fəˈtɑːɡrəfi/
Example Sentences
- His terrible photography skills made everyone look like wanted criminals in the yearbook.
- She turned her passion for photography into a successful business.
- The museum has an excellent exhibition of 20th-century photography.
photography
NOUN[/fəˈtɑːɡrəfi/]
the art or practice of taking and processing photographs
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Greek, a compound word literally meaning 'drawing with light.' The term was coined in the 19th century with the invention of photographic technology, combining Greek roots to describe the new technique of capturing images using light.
Breakdown
photo- (from Greek photos, 'light') + -graph (from Greek graphia, 'writing' or 'drawing') + -y (noun-forming suffix), literally 'light-writing' or 'light-drawing'.
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“His terrible photography skills made everyone look like wanted criminals in the yearbook.”
“She turned her passion for photography into a successful business.”
“The museum has an excellent exhibition of 20th-century photography.”
“My underwater photography hobby is getting expensive - mostly because I keep dropping my camera.”
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