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identikit

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identikit /ʌɪˈdɛntɪkɪt /
noun trademark in US a picture of a person, especially one sought by the police, reconstructed from typical facial features according to witnesses' descriptions:
police have compiled an identikit of the suspect
[as modifier] an identikit photograph.
adjective often derogatory having typical features and few unique ones; formulaic or standardized:
the pub was transformed by identikit ‘Victoriana’.
– ORIGIN 1950s: blend of identity and kit1.
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