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Meaning of 'identification' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Identification [ n.]
- The act of identifying, or proving to be the same; also, the state of being identified.

Meaning of 'identification' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . identification [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
Example in sentence:
  • a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces;
  • experimental psychologists measure the elapsed time from the onset of the stimulus to its recognition by the observer
Meaning (2):
- the condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established
Example in sentence:
  • identification of the gun was an important clue;
  • the thief's identification was followed quickly by his arrest

Nearby Words:

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