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[ noun ] the act of designating or identifying something

Synonyms

designation

Used in print

(Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)

Dr._H._V._Hilprecht , Professor of Assyrian at the University_of_Pennsylvania , dreamed that a Babylonian priest , associated with the king Kurigalzu , ( 1300 B.C. . ) escorted him to the treasure chamber of the temple of Bel , gave him six novel points of information about a certain broken relic , and corrected an error in its identification .

(LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)

Mutants may also be developed with changes in biochemical properties that are of importance in identification .

(M. Yokoyama et al., "Chemical and serological...)

For protein identification , fractions from the column were concentrated by pervaporation against a stream of air at 5 ` C or by negative pressure dialysis in an apparatus which permitted simultaneous concentration of the protein and dialysis against isotonic saline .

(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)

The electoral procedure prevented the ready identification of party affiliation , but all vitally interested parties , including the government itself , were busily engaged in determining the party identifications of all successful candidates the month following the elections .

The electoral procedure prevented the ready identification of party affiliation , but all vitally interested parties , including the government itself , were busily engaged in determining the party identifications of all successful candidates the month following the elections .

Related terms

determination diagnosis

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[ noun ] the act of designating or identifying something

Synonyms

designation

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[ noun ] the attribution to yourself of the characteristics of others

Examples

"his identification with his father shaped his entire life"

Used in print

(Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)

Its folklore and legend , usually disguised as history , are allowed to account_for group_actions , to provide a focal_point for group loyalty , and to become a cohesive force for national identification .

Anyone 's identification with an international struggle , whether warlike or peaceful , requires absurd oversimplification and intense emotional involvement .

Such identification comes for each group in each crisis by rewriting history into legend and developing appropriate national heroes .

Related terms

empathy

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[ noun ] evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing

Used in print

(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)

Both men and women of twenty-one years of_age could register and vote upon presenting proof of residence and identification .

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[ noun ] the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering

Synonyms

recognition

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[ noun ] the condition of having your identity established

Examples

"the thief's identification was followed quickly by his arrest"

Related terms

condition name

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[ noun ] attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)

Related terms

identity identify

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