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Etymology
[edit]Originally Polyfoto (“a commercial venture”), from poly- and photo.
Noun
[edit]polyfoto (plural polyfotos)
- (obsolete, British, photography) One of a series of 48 photographs (similar to photo booth photos) taken using a Polyfoto camera, which used a single glass plate negative, the operator turning a handle on the side to take each exposure and also move the plate.
Verb
[edit]polyfoto (third-person singular simple present polyfotos, present participle polyfotoing, simple past and past participle polyfotoed)
- (obsolete, British, photography) To take such a series of photographs.