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bertillonage

/bɛːtijɒˈnɑːʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ber-til-lon-age
IPA
/bɛːtijɒˈnɑːʒ/
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An early form of biometric identification used on criminals by the French police, making use of distinguishing anthropometric measurements, such as head size, arm span and scars.

Uncountable

noun

A similar form of identification of used on racing greyhounds.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Learned borrowing from French bertillonnage; from the name of the inventor, Alphonse Bertillon.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /bɛːtijɒˈnɑːʒ/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce bertillonage?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɛːtijɒˈnɑːʒ/.
What does bertillonage mean?
An early form of biometric identification used on criminals by the French police, making use of distinguishing anthropometric measurements, such as head size, arm span and scars.
Where does bertillonage come from?
Learned borrowing from French bertillonnage; from the name of the inventor, Alphonse Bertillon.

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