DOSSIER

dossier

(noun) a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject (usually a person’s record)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dossier (plural dossiers)

A collection of papers and/or other sources, containing detailed information about a particular person or subject, together with a synopsis of their content.

Source: Wiktionary


Dos`sier" (dos`syay"; E. dos"si*er), n. [F., back of a thing, bulging bundle of papers, fr. dos back.]

Definition: A bundle containing the papers in reference to some matter.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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