self-identification
[ self-ahy-den-tuh-fi-key-shuhn, -i-den-, self- ]
/ ˈsɛlf aɪˌdɛn tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən, -ɪˌdɛn-, ˌsɛlf- /
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noun
identification of oneself with some other person or thing.
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Origin of self-identification
First recorded in 1950–55
Words nearby self-identification
self-healing, self-help, selfhood, self-hypnosis, self-hypnotized, self-identification, self-identify, self-identity, selfie, self-ignite, self-image
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