rephotograph

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verb

to photograph again

OriginEnglish photograph ← Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō →
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Meanings

verbrephotograph (third-person singular simple present rephotographs, present participle rephotographing, simple past and past participle rephotographed)

present singular third person rephotographs · participle present rephotographing · participle past rephotographed · past rephotographed

  1. to photograph again

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  9. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  10. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  11. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  12. Englishphoto-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  14. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  15. Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
  16. Englishphotograph
  17. Englishrephotograph

From re- + photograph.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

photographer
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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