photo

[ foh-toh ]

/ ˈfoʊ toʊ /

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noun, plural pho·tos.

photograph.

Informal. photo finish.

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Origin of photo

First recorded in 1855–60; shortened form of photograph

Other definitions for photo (2 of 2)

photo-

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

Also especially before a vowel, phot-.

Origin of photo-

<Greek, combining form of phôs (genitive phōtós)

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How to use photo in a sentence

There are four photos there of representative presidential candidates.
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RELATED: NYPD Salutes Murdered Officer Wenjian Liu (Photos) Police motorcycles rumbled past.
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Christie has problems, and they begin with the fact that photos and videos and memes can haunt us.
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With her family we looked over photos and video of her husband.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

(Somewhere, on another cloud, live gigabytes of photos from these very parties).
I’m a Digital Hoarder|Lizzie Crocker|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My mother collared one of the photos, of course; the other is stuck up on my wall as the chief of our sept.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
The great pointed arch which framed the gable windows gave exceptional grace to the faade (photos, p. 73).
Ypres and the Battles of Ypres|Unknown
We have been corresponding for several years, he sending me many drawings and I sending him still photos from pictures.
My Wonderful Visit|Charlie Chaplin
Fifty minutes there for photos; then hurried on in the hope of seeing more higher up and at a greater distance.
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And I may add that nowadays photos play a great part in the first stage of the inquiries.
A Fantasy of Far Japan|Baron Kencho Suyematsu

British Dictionary definitions for photo (1 of 2)

photo

/ (ˈfəʊtəʊ) /

noun plural -tos

short for photograph (def. 1)

British Dictionary definitions for photo (2 of 2)

photo-

combining form

of, relating to, or produced by lightphotosynthesis

indicating a photographic processphotolithography

Word Origin for photo-

from Greek phōs, phōt- light

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Scientific definitions for photo

photo-

A prefix that means light, as in photoreceptor.

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