English Explanatory Dictionary

identification

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of identifying (i.e., which one, which thing).
  2. The combination of identifying (which one, which thing) and validating the identity (proving or confirming it); identifying and authenticating viewed as a unitary concept in cognition.
  3. The state of being identified.
  4. A particular instance of identifying something.
  5. A document or documents serving as evidence of a person's identity.
  6. A feeling of support, sympathy, understanding, or belonging towards somebody or something.

Pronunciation

/aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ /ɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ /aɪˌdɛn(t)ɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ /ɪˌdɛn(t)ɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ en-us-identification.ogg

Word forms

identification identifications

Etymology

From French identification.

Synonyms

ID documents papers

Related words

ident identic identical identifier identify identity

Derived words

bioidentification caller identification deidentification dental identification disidentification hyperidentification identificational identification card identification division identification friend or foe identification key identification map identification parade identification space identificator identikit jigsaw identification misidentification native-language identification nonidentification overidentification personal identification number photoidentification positive material identification radio-frequency identification re-identification reidentification self-identification underidentification unique identification number vehicle identification number
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