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Noun bertillon has 1 sense
  1. Bertillon, Alphonse Bertillon - French criminologist (1853-1914)
    --1 is a kind of criminologist

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Bertillon

Noun - Popular

A Bertillon is a measurement system developed by Alphonse Bertillon in the late 19th century. It is used to identify individuals based on various physical measurements and characteristics, such as height, width of head, length of limbs, etc.

Example sentence: The police used the Bertillon system to accurately identify the criminal based on his unique physical measurements.

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Adjective - Local

In local context, "Bertillon" can refer to something that pertains to or is associated with the borough of Bertillon in a particular city or region.

Example sentence: The Bertillon police station is responsible for maintaining law and order in the borough.

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