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profile (s) (noun), profiles (pl)
1. A biographical essay presenting a person's most remarkable characteristics and accomplishments.
2. A side view of an object or structure; especially, of a human head.
3. A representation of an object or structure seen from the side.
4. An outline of an object.
5. A longitudinal or cross-sectional aggregation of medical care data, sometimes used for quality assurance or reimbursement of physicians and other health providers.
6. A summary or collection of information about a person: "Law enforcement agencies assembled a profile of the suspect for the FBI."
7. A set of characteristics or qualities that identify a type or category of person or a thing: "The doctor had a profile of the allergy sufferer."
8. The look, configuration, or lines of something: "We looked at cars that had a modern profile."
9. Etymology: "a drawing of the outline of anything", from Italian profilo, "a drawing in outline", from profilare, "to draw in outline", from Latin pro-, "before, for" + Latin filare, "to draw out, to spin"; from Late Latin filare, "to spin, to draw out a line"; from filum, "thread".
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profile (verb), profiles; profiled; profiling
To provide a brief description that gives information about a person, a place, or an organization in an article, or on a television or during a radio program.
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(personal experiences and memories of past events)
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soil profile (s) (noun), soil profiles (pl)
A section through the soil showing the different layers from the surface soil to underlying bedrock: Jack read about soil profile for his class and found out that it referred to the various strata existing from the top of the ground to the bottom rock.
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