Meanings
nounphotocall (plural photocalls)
plural photocalls · alternative photo call · alternative photo-call
- A gathering of theatrical performers for the purpose of being photographed.
- A session in which a posed celebrity is photographed.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
- Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
- Englishphotographclip.
- Englishphoto
- Proto-Indo-European*gels-
- Proto-Indo-European*golsos
- Proto-Germanic*kalzaz
- Proto-Germanic*kalzōną
- Proto-West Germanic*kalʀōn
- Old Englishceallian
- Old English*callian
- Middle Englishcallen
- Englishcall
- Englishphotocall
Cite this entry
APA
photocall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photocall
MLA
“photocall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photocall. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photocall,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photocall.
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