identification
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Regular nominalisation of identify (see -fication) after the post-Classical Latin identificatio; also compare the French identification.
Pronunciation [edit]
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- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun [edit]
identification (countable and uncountable; plural identifications)
- The act of identifying, or proving to be the same.
- Much education and experience is required for proper identification of bird species
- The state of being identified.
- A particular instance of identifying something.
- information necessary to make a good identification
- A document or documents serving as evidence of a person's identity.
- The authorities asked for his identification
- A feeling of support, sympathy, understanding or belonging towards somebody or something.
- 1998, Hugh Berrington, Britain in the nineties[1], page 192:
- In the English South and Midlands, identification with Britain ran well ahead of identification with the region; in Yorkshire and the northern England, identification with the region ran about equal to identification with Britain; and in Scotland and Wales (but more especially in Scotland) identification with the region ('Scotland' or 'Wales') ran well ahead of identification with Britain.
- 1998, Hugh Berrington, Britain in the nineties[1], page 192:
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
the act of identifying, or proving to be the same
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the state of being identified
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a particular instance of identifying something
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a document or documents serving as evidence of a person's identity
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feeling of support, sympathy, understanding or belonging
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Related terms [edit]
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From the Late Latin verb identificare.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
identification f (plural identifications)
