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   daguerreotype

   /dəˈɡɛrətʌɪp/

   noun

   • 1. a photograph taken by an early photographic process employing an iodine-sensitized silvered plate and mercury vapour.

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from French daguerréotype, named after L.-J.-M. Daguerre (see Daguerre, Louis).

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