identification

B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ See IPA manual

Freq #6772

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1

noun
An official document that proves who you are.

The guard asked him for some identification.
2

noun
The act of recognizing and naming someone or something.

Correct identification of the bird took an expert.
3

noun
A feeling of sympathy with or belonging to a person or group.

Her strong identification with the team made every loss painful.

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1 noun · an official document that... id papers documents

2 noun · the act of recognizing and... designation

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Forms identifications

Derived forms bioidentificationdeidentificationdisidentificationhyperidentificationidentificationalidentificatoridentikitmisidentificationnonidentificationoveridentificationphotoidentificationre-identification

Related forms identidentic identical identifier identify identity

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From French identification.

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# identification

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
**Frequency rank:** 6772

## Meanings
1. An official document that proves who you are.
2. The act of recognizing and naming someone or something.
3. A feeling of sympathy with or belonging to a person or group.

## Examples
- The guard asked him for some identification.
- Correct identification of the bird took an expert.
- Her strong identification with the team made every loss painful.

## Derived Forms
- bioidentification
- deidentification
- disidentification
- hyperidentification
- identificational
- identificator
- identikit
- misidentification
- nonidentification
- overidentification
- photoidentification
- re-identification

## Related Forms
- ident
- identic
- identical
- identifier
- identify
- identity

## Etymology
From French identification.

## AI Etymology
Identification comes from French identification. In current use, the main senses are “An official document that proves who you are” and “The act of recognizing and naming someone or something”.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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