Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photocall

/fˈoʊtˌoʊkɑl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
pho-to-call
IPA
/fˈoʊtˌoʊkɑl/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gathering of theatrical performers for the purpose of being photographed.

noun

A session in which a posed celebrity is photographed.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os 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 photographclip. English photo Proto-Indo-European *gels-der. Proto-Indo-European *golsos Proto-Germanic *kalzazder. Proto-Germanic *kalzōną Proto-West Germanic *kalʀōn Old English cealliander. Old English *callian Middle English callen English call English photocall From photo + call.

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce photocall?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈoʊtˌoʊkɑl/.
What does photocall mean?
A gathering of theatrical performers for the purpose of being photographed.
Where does photocall come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os 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 photographclip. English photo Proto-Indo-European *gels-der. Proto-Indo-European *golsos Proto-Germanic *kalzazder. Proto-Germanic *kalzōną Proto-West Germanic *kalʀōn Old English cealliander. Old English *callian Middle English callen English call English photocall From photo + call.

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