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photofit

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An image of a person constructed out of bits of photographs of other people; an identikit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

Examples

  • The witness was called in to create a photofit resembling her memory of the attacker.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From photo + fit, from the British police force's Photofit system for constructing facial composites.