photo

[foh-toh]

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noun, plural pho·tos.

Origin of photo

First recorded in 1855–60; shortened form of photograph

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Related Words for photos

picture, likeness, image, snapshot, print, portrait, photo, impression, photograph, copy, art, description, figure, account, sketch, cartoon, depiction, report, statue, portrayal

Examples from the Web for photos

Contemporary Examples of photos

There are four photos there of representative presidential candidates.
Today’s GOP: Still Cool With Racist Pandering?
Michael Tomasky
January 7, 2015
RELATED: NYPD Salutes Murdered Officer Wenjian Liu (Photos) Police motorcycles rumbled past.
Funeral Protest Is Too Much for NYPD Union Boss
Michael Daly
January 5, 2015
Christie has problems, and they begin with the fact that photos and videos and memes can haunt us.
Will Chris Christie Regret His Cowboy Hug?
Matt Lewis
January 5, 2015
(Somewhere, on another cloud, live gigabytes of photos from these very parties).
I’m a Digital Hoarder
Lizzie Crocker
December 17, 2014
Her Facebook photos could populate a tame “girls with guns” style calendar.
Open-Carry Militia Mom ‘Murders’ Family
Brandy Zadrozny
December 16, 2014

Historical Examples of photos

Dunn took the photos from the rack and threw them into a pigeon hole.
Cap'n Warren's Wards
Joseph C. Lincoln
They all say, 'Miss or Mr. So-and-So paints from photos—why can't you?'
The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2
Various
Photos are taken when they first come in, and then in the various stages of recovery.
'My Beloved Poilus'
Anonymous
We took a series of photos of that derelict when we stumbled on it.
Medal of Honor
Dallas McCord Reynolds
A triptych of photos of Carolyn had always been on display on the mantelpiece.
Next Door, Next World
Robert Donald Locke

British Dictionary definitions for photos

photo

noun plural -tos

short for photograph (def. 1)

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Word Origin and History for photos

photo

1860, shortening of photograph. The verb is first recorded 1865, from the noun. Photo finish is attested from 1936. Photo opportunity first recorded 1974.