Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photofinishing

/fˈoʊtoʊfˈɪnɪʃɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: photofin-ish-ing
IPA: /fˈoʊtoʊfˈɪnɪʃɪŋ/

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The commercial developing and printing of photographs.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Berkey, a competitor in photofinishing, alleged violations of §2 arising from Kodak's failure to predisclose the nature of the new film, which would have given it time to adapt to the new requirements."

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- English finishing English photofinishing From photo- + finishing.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

photofinisher

Rhymes With

finishing diminishing refinishing

Questions

How do you pronounce photofinishing?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈoʊtoʊfˈɪnɪʃɪŋ/.
What does photofinishing mean?: The commercial developing and printing of photographs.
Where does photofinishing 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- English finishing English photofinishing From photo- + finishing.

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