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.

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1 association, connection, affiliation.

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Origin of identification

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

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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How to use identification in a sentence

There was a lot of positive feedback from people interested in non-gender binary people.
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She ultimately ditched JSwipe after about a week and found her current, non-Jewish, boyfriend on OkCupid.
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An atheist counsels his fellow non-believers on how not to talk to people of faith.
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The distinction between over-policing and non-responsiveness was alive and well in Bed-Stuy.
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Last summer, Louisiana also banned non-legal adoption, with offenders facing a penalty of $5,000 and up to five years in prison.
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The expatriated ex-rebels became alarmed by the non-receipt of the indemnity instalment and the news from their homes.
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He also states that the Audiencia is virtually non-existent, and so there is no high court in which justice may be sought.
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De moi, je ne say qu'en dire, d'autant que je ne veux affirmer ny le si ny le non en ce dont je n'ay vidence.
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Certes le capitaine Merveilles et ses gens monstrerent leur pit non vulgaire.
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It teaches you to take your time, or as the Germans call it, it gives you "Ruhe (repose)," the grand sine qua non!
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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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Medical definitions for identification

identification

[ ī-dĕn′tə-fĭ-kā′shən ]

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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