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| Main Entry: |
dossier
 [dos-ee-ey, -ee-er, daw-see-ey, -see-er; Fr. daw-syey] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | file |
| Synonyms: | archives, information, personal account, portfolio, profile, record, recorded information, report, summary |
| Main Entry: | file |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | system of order, placement for ease of use |
| Synonyms: | book, cabinet, case, census, charts, circular file, data, directory, docket, documents, dossier, folder, index, information, list, notebook, pigeonhole, portfolio, record, register, repository |
| Main Entry: | information |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | facts, news |
| Synonyms: | advice, ammo, break*, chapter and verse, clue, confidence, counsel, cue, data, dirt*, dope*, dossier, earful, enlightenment, erudition, illumination, info, inside story, instruction, intelligence, knowledge, leak, learning, lore, lowdown, material, message, network, notice, notification, orientation, propaganda, report, science, scoop, score, tidings, tip, what's what, whole story, wisdom, word* |
| Antonyms: | ignorance |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Example Sentences
- The dossier made a bad situation worse, the author concludes, but was not the turning-point it has been portrayed as.
- Neither of which would seem appropriate for an academic dossier.
- Three letters of recommendation should be sent directly from the referee or dossier service.
| Main Entry: | paper/papers |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | legal document |
| Synonyms: | ID, affidavit, archive, bill, certificate, certification, citation, contract, credentials, data, deed, diaries, diploma, documentation, dossier, file, grant, identification papers, indictment, instrument, letter, letters, order, passport, plea, record, subpoena, summons, testimony, token, visa, voucher, warrant, will, writ, writings |
| Main Entry: | papers |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | document |
| Synonyms: | ID, affidavit, archive, bill, certificate, certification, citation, contract, credentials, data, deed, diaries, diploma, documentation, dossier, file, grant, identification papers, indictment, instrument, letters, order, passport, plea, record, subpoena, summons, testimony, token, visa, voucher, warrant, will, writings |
| Main Entry: | case history |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | record of what happened |
| Synonyms: | anamnesis, case study, dossier, medical history, medical record, psychiatric history |
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