compositry
The use, especially in law enforcement, of ready-made images of portions of an object…The use, especially in law enforcement, of ready-made images of portions of an object to compose a picture of the entire object, such as the face of a person described by eyewitnesses.
Meaning
1 sensesThe use, especially in law enforcement, of ready-made images of portions of an object to compose a picture of the entire object, such as the face of a person described by eyewitnesses.
Origin
From composite + -ry.From composite + -ry.
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Forms
plural: compositries| Singular | compositry |
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Word family
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