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signalment

noun sig·nal·ment \-mənt\

Definition of SIGNALMENT

:  description by peculiar, appropriate, or characteristic marks; specifically :  the systematic description of a person for purposes of identification
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Origin of SIGNALMENT

French signalement, from signaler
First Known Use: 1778

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