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photo-realism

photo-realism is the alternative form of photorealism.

Meaning of photorealism

Noun

photorealism (uncountable)

  1. An extremely realistic style distinguished by paintings, drawings, etc. that are nearly indistinguishable from photographs, frequently produced by tracing and emulating an original photograph.

Questions about photo-realism

What is photo-realism the alternative form of?
Photo-realism is the alternative form of photorealism.

Words near photo-realism in the dictionary

  1. photo-offsetting
  2. photo-op
  3. photo-oxidation
  4. photo-portrait
  5. photo-portraits
  6. photo-realism
  7. photo-romance
  8. photo-romances
  9. photo-shoot
  10. photo-shooting
  11. photo-shoots

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