noun
Meaning 1
A fake, staged, or doctored photograph.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
fauxtograph
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Sound
Pronunciation
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fōʹtəgräf
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[ˈfoːtəɡɹɑːf]
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/ˈfəʊtəɡɹɑːf/
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin fallō Latin falsus Old French fals Middle French faulx French fauxubor. English faux Proto-Indo-European *bheh2- Proto-Indo-European *bhéh2os Proto-Hellenic *pháwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *gerbh- Proto-Hellenic *grə́phō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English photograph blend English fauxtograph Blend of faux + photograph; compare fauxtography.