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  • noun the science of using fingerprints to uniquely identify someone

Etymologies

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dactylo- + -graphy

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Examples

  • He let it fall open in his hands and a discourse on dactylography faced him.

    Overture to Death Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 1939

  • Bailey has tried all the stock dodges of dactylography.”

    Death in Ecstasy Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 1936

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