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dactylogram

[ dak-til-uh-gram ]
/ dækˈtɪl əˌgræm /
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noun
a fingerprint.
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Origin of dactylogram

First recorded in 1910–15; dactylo- + -gram1

Words nearby dactylogram

dacryorrhea, dactinomycin, dactyl, dactylic, dactylo-, dactylogram, dactylography, dactylology, dactylomegaly, dactyloscopy, -dactylous
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Words related to dactylogram

dab, identify, mark

British Dictionary definitions for dactylogram

dactylogram
/ (dækˈtɪləˌɡræm) /
noun
mainly US a technical term for fingerprint
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