1 [U,C] (abbreviation ID) the process of showing, proving or recognizing who or what sb/sth is:
The identification of the crash victims was a long and difficult task. * Each product has a number for easy identification. * an identification number * Accurate identification of these birds is difficult. * Only one witness could make a positive identification.
2 [U] the process of recognizing that sth exists, or is important:
The early identification of children with special educational needs is very important.
3 (abbreviation ID) [U] official papers or a document that can prove who you are:
Can I see some identification, please?
4 [U,C] ~ (with sb/sth) a strong feeling of sympathy, understanding or support for sb/sth:
her emotional identification with the play's heroine * their increasing identification with the struggle for independence
5 [U,C] ~ (of sb) (with sb/sth) the process of making a close connection between one person or thing and another:
the voters' identification of the Democrats with high taxes
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for identification is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is identification a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, identification is tagged as noun.
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