photofinishing

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noun

The commercial developing and printing of photographs.

OriginEnglish finishing ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos →
UncommonScrabble 26
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Meanings

nounphotofinishing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableartsThe commercial developing and printing of photographs.

    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.

    2021, Phillip E. Areeda, Louis Kaplow, Aaron S. Edlin, Antitrust Analysis: Problems, Text, and Cases, page 412

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Englishfinishing
  9. Englishphotofinishing

From photo- + finishing.

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APA

photofinishing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photofinishing

MLA

“photofinishing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photofinishing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photofinishing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photofinishing.

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