preidentified

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From pre- +‎ identified.

Adjective[edit]

preidentified (not comparable)

  1. Identified in advance
    • 1979, United States House Committee on Government Operations, Department of Labor Monitoring of Manpower Programs for the Hard to Employ[1]:
      Of these, 55 percent come from the referral agencies and 45 percent are preidentified.
    • 2002, New York, 2000[2], page 510:
      In preidentified census blocks, census enumerators canvassed the blocks, updated the address list, and delivered and completed census questionnaires for all housing units.
    • 2011, John E.B. Myers, The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment[3], →ISBN, page 203:
      When the code word is used, all family members retreat to preidentified locations in the home for a specified period of time so the family member who is angry can calm down.

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