dactylography

[dak-tuh-log-ruh-fee]

dac·ty·log·ra·phy

[dak-tuh-log-ruh-fee]
noun
the study of fingerprints for purposes of identification.

Origin:
1880–85; dactylo- + -graphy

dac·ty·log·ra·pher, noun
dac·ty·lo·graph·ic [dak-tuh-luh-graf-ik] , adjective
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Dactylography has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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dactylography (ˌdæktɪˈlɒɡrəfɪ)
 
n
chiefly (US) the scientific study of fingerprints for purposes of identification
 
dacty'lographer
 
n
 
dactylographic
 
adj

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dactylography dac·ty·log·ra·phy (dāk'tə-lŏg'rə-fē)
n.
The study of fingerprints as a method of identification.

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