IDENTIFICATION

I ·DEN ·TI ·FI ·CA ·TION 6 syllables

B1 · Intermediate 📏 14 letters 🎲 Scrabble 20 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

noun
  1. the act of designating or identifying something
  2. evidence of identity
  3. the condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established
  4. the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering

💬 Examples

  • "something that identifies a person or thing"
  • "the thief's identification was followed quickly by his arrest"
  • "identification of the gun was an important clue"
  • "a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces"

🔗 Similar words

designationrecognition
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