"photofit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: photofits [plural]
Etymology: photo + fit, from the British police force's Photofit system for constructing facial composites. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|photo|fit}} photo + fit Head templates: {{en-noun}} photofit (plural photofits)
  1. An image of a person constructed out of bits of photographs of other people; a facial composite. Wikipedia link: Photofit
    Sense id: en-photofit-en-noun--UNAH1jO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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