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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: photogenic 'produced by light', from photo- + -genic 'produced by'; influenced by photo and photograph

photogenic

 adjective
     
pho‧to‧gen‧ic
always looking attractive in photographs:
Helen is very photogenic.
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