identification

[ ahy-den-tuh-fi-key-shuhn, ih-den- ]

/ aɪˌdɛn tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən, ɪˌdɛn- /

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noun

an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.

something that identifies a person, animal, or thing: He carries identification with him at all times.

Sociology. acceptance as one's own of the values and interests of a social group.

Psychology.

a process by which one ascribes to oneself the qualities or characteristics of another person.
(in psychoanalytic theory) the transference or reaction to one person with the feelings or responses relevant to another, as the identification of a teacher with a parent.
perception of another as an extension of oneself.

Words nearby identification

identical, identical proposition, identical rhyme, identical twin, identical twins, identification, identification bracelet, identification card, identification parade, identification tag, identifier

Origin of identification

First recorded in 1635–45; identi(fy) + -fication

SYNONYMS FOR identification

1 association, connection, affiliation.

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OTHER WORDS FROM identification

non·i·den·ti·fi·ca·tion, nouno·ver·i·den·ti·fi·ca·tion, nounpre·i·den·ti·fi·ca·tion, nounre·i·den·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for identification

Her heartbroken and horrified brother, Sam Jones, made the identification.
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The jogger had no memory of the attack, and none of the other victims could make an identification of the Five.
The Myth of the Central Park Five|Edward Conlon|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At about 10 p.m., a horde of Hungarian police officers raided the bar, demanding that everybody show their identification.
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They set up an area for patient triage and identification to help them prioritize.
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A pharmacist told her the medication was for women—and her identification still listed her as a male.
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The document heretofore marked for identification as Commission Exhibit No. 1021, was received in evidence.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
But this reconciliation and identification were not accomplished at once.
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There are not sufficient similarities to effect an identification.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
In the end it turned out that identification was not an easy matter, for the experts quarrelled furiously among themselves.
Prester John|John Buchan
The photograph was marked Commission Exhibit No. 398 for identification.
Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for identification

identification

/ (aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) /

noun

the act of identifying or the state of being identified

something that identifies a person or thing
(as modifier)an identification card

psychol

the process of recognizing specific objects as the result of remembering
the process by which one incorporates aspects of another person's personalitySee also empathy
the transferring of a response from one situation to another because the two bear similar featuresSee also generalization (def. 3)

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Medicine definitions for identification

identification

[ ī-dĕn′tə-fĭ-kā′shən ]

n.

A person's association with the qualities, characteristics, or views of another person or group.

An unconscious process by which a person transfers the response appropriate to a particular person or group to a different person or group.

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