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dossier
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun dossier has 1 sense
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dossier, n. a set of documents, esp. a collection of information about a person, event, or subject.
Etymology
F, so called from the label on the back, f. dos back f. L dorsum
THESAURUS
dossier
blank, chirograph, docket, document, file, form, holograph, instrument, legal document, legal instrument, legal paper, official document, paper, papers, parchment, personal file, roll, scrip, script, scroll, writ, writing
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