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photo essay

photo essay noun: a series of photographs, sometimes with text, that narrates a story.

Noun

photo essay (plural photo essays)

  1. A series of photographs, sometimes with text, that narrates a story.

Forms of photo essay

pluralphoto essays
alternative formphotoessay
alternative formphoto-essay

Questions about photo essay

What does photo essay mean?
Photo essay means a series of photographs, sometimes with text, that narrates a story.
What part of speech is photo essay?
Photo essay is a noun.
What is the plural of photo essay?
The plural of photo essay is photo essays.

Words near photo essay in the dictionary

  1. photo cubes
  2. photo echo
  3. photo echoes
  4. photo editor
  5. photo editors
  6. photo essay
  7. photo essays
  8. photo finish
  9. photo finishes
  10. photo finishing
  11. photo frame

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