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| 1. | [ noun ] the act of designating or identifying something | |
| Synonyms: | designation | |
| Related terms: | determination diagnosis | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the act of designating or identifying something | |
| Synonyms: | designation | |
| Related terms: | determination naming diagnosis numeration designate name | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the attribution to yourself of the characteristics of others | |
| Synonyms: | feeling_of_identity | |
| Examples: | "his identification with his father shaped his entire life" |
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| Related terms: | empathy | |
| 4. | [ noun ] evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing | |
| Related terms: | evidence number biometric_authentication ID green_card facial_profiling personal_identification_number imprint positive_identification negative_identification fingerprint linguistic_profiling profiling ballistic_fingerprinting name | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering | |
| Synonyms: | recognition | |
| Related terms: | memory identity speaker_identification identify | |
| 6. | [ noun ] the condition of having your identity established | |
| Examples: | "the thief's identification was followed quickly by his arrest" |
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| Related terms: | condition name | |
| 7. | [ noun ] attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons) | |
| Related terms: | identity identify | |
| Similar spelling: |
identifying identicalness identically identity_matrix identical_twin identifiably identifiable |
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