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identikit

/aɪˈdɛntɪkɪt/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A picture of a person, reconstructed from strips showing facial features selected to match witnesses' descriptions; used by the police to construct a likeness of a person sought for a crime.
  2. Indistinguishable from each other; mass-produced or mass marketed.

Etymology / origin

Genericized trademark, from blend of identification + kit.

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