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Definition of: photogenic
(fō′tō·jen′ik) adjective
1. Of or pertaining to the action of light; generating or producing light.
2. Producing phosphorescence; phosphorescent, as fireflies.
3. Having certain characteristics and qualities, as coloration, form, etc., suitable for being photographed. [<PHOTO- + -GENIC; def. 3 coined from PHOTO(GRAPH), on analogy with pathogenic, eugenic, etc.]
—pho′to·gen′i·cal·ly adverb
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