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   I·den·ti·fi·ca·tion

   /īˌden(t)əfəˈkāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of identifying someone or something or the fact of being identified: "each child was tagged with a number for identification" Similar recognitionsingling outpicking outspottingpointing outpinpointingnamingplacingdiscerningdistinguishingdiscoveryfindinglocationinformal:fingering
   • ▪ a means of proving a person's identity, especially in the form of official papers: "I asked to see his identification" Similar IDpapersidentity papersidentification papersbona fidesdocumentscredentialsID cardidentity cardpassbadgewarrantlicensepermitpassportproof of identityproof of qualificationscertificatediplomareferencestestimonialletter of introductionletter of recommendation
   • ▪ a person's sense of identity with someone or something: "children's identification with storybook characters" Similar empathyrapportfellow feelingtogethernessunitybond of sympathysympathetic cordsympathyunderstandinginformal:good vibes
   • ▪ the association or linking of one thing with another: "he rejects John Stuart Mill's identification of morality with the universal advancement of individual interests" Similar associationlinklinkageconnectiontiebracketingrelatednessinterrelationinterconnectioninterdependence

   Word Origin mid 17th century: originally from medieval Latin identificat- ‘identified’, from the verb identificare; later from identify.

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