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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessignalement
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /si.ɲa.lɛ.mɑ̃/
"Le vétérinaire a noté le signalement complet du cheval."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A detailed description or profile of the identifying marks, age, breed, sex, and physical characteristics of an animal patient.
"The veterinarian recorded the signalment of the golden retriever before beginning the examination." - 2
A historical term referring to a physical description or official report used for the identification of a fugitive or suspect.
"The nineteenth-century police dossier contained a precise signalment of the escaped convict."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the obsolete French verb 'signalement', based on the Latin 'signalis' meaning 'that serves as a mark or sign'. It entered the English language in the late 18th century, originally used in police and military contexts to describe the formal physical description and identifying marks of a person or animal.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Signalment" is said worldwide
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signalement
Transliteration: /si.ɲa.lɛ.mɑ̃/
"Le vétérinaire a noté le signalement complet du cheval."
Signalement
Transliteration: /zɪɡnaˈliːmɛnt/
"Das Signalement des Hundes wurde in der Patientenakte festgehalten."
segnalamento
Transliteration: /seɲ.ɲa.laˈmɛn.to/
"Il segnalamento dell'animale include razza, età e sesso."
reseña
Transliteration: /reˈse.ɲa/
"La reseña clínica del paciente felino incluye su edad y color."
resehagem
Transliteration: /ʁe.zeˈjɐ.ʒẽj/
"A resehagem do animal é fundamental no prontuário veterinário."
शारीरिक विवरण
Transliteration: sharik vivaran
"पशु चिकित्सक ने रोगी जानवर का शारीरिक विवरण दर्ज किया।"
特征记述
Transliteration: tè zhēng jì shù
"兽医在病历上记录了这只狗的特征记述。"
식별 기록
Transliteration: sikbyeol girok
"수의사는 환자의 식별 기록을 작성했다."
特徴記載
Transliteration: tokuchō kisai
"獣医師は動物の特徴記載カルテを作成した。"
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