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snaps

n. countable
B1 Intermediate US //ˈsnæps// UK //snˈæps// snaps

n. informal photographs that you take quickly, usually with a small camera or phone. You take them to remember a moment rather than to make art.

n. informal photographs taken quickly and without professional equipment or preparation. Plural in form when referring to a collection of such images.


SIMPLE

She showed me some holiday snaps on her phone.

CONTEXTUAL

We spent the evening looking through old holiday snaps from our trip to the coast last summer.

COMPLEX

While professional portraits capture a person's formal likeness, candid snaps often reveal more about their true character and the genuine atmosphere of the occasion.

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Usually used in the plural form when referring to a set of photographs.

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