Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photojournalism

/ˌfoʊ̯.toʊ̯ˈd͡ʒɝn(ə)lɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
pho-to-jour-nal-ism
IPA
/ˌfoʊ̯.toʊ̯ˈd͡ʒɝn(ə)lɪzəm/
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of journalism in which a story is told primarily through photographs and other images.

Uncountable

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 *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws Proto-Italic *djous Latin diēs Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin diurnus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis ▲ Ancient Greek ἡμερούσιος (hēmeroúsios)calq. Latin diurnālis Old French journal French journal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French journaliste ▲ Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French journalismebor. English journalism English photojournalism From photo- + journalism.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌfoʊ̯.toʊ̯ˈd͡ʒɝn(ə)lɪzəm/
  • British English: /ˌfəʊ̯.təʊ̯ˈd͡ʒɜːn(ə)lɪzəm/

Usage

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Questions

How do you pronounce photojournalism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfoʊ̯.toʊ̯ˈd͡ʒɝn(ə)lɪzəm/.
What does photojournalism mean?
A form of journalism in which a story is told primarily through photographs and other images.
Where does photojournalism 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 *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws Proto-Italic *djous Latin diēs Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin diurnus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis ▲ Ancient Greek ἡμερούσιος (hēmeroúsios)calq. Latin diurnālis Old French journal French journal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French journaliste ▲ Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French journalismebor. English journalism English photojournalism From photo- + journalism.

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