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identification

 noun
     
Related topics: Citizenship
i‧den‧ti‧fi‧ca‧tion [uncountable]
1PGC ID official papers or cards, such as your passport, that prove who you are:
Do you have any identification?
form/proof of identification
Bring some form of identification, preferably a passport.
fingerprinting as a means of identification.
2 when someone says officially that they know who someone else is, especially a criminal or a dead person:
His body was taken to Brighton mortuary for identification.
3 when you recognize something or discover exactly what it is
identification of
the identification of customer needs
the identification of children who need professional help
4 the act of saying that two things are very closely related
identification of something with something
the identification of sexism with women's oppression
5 a strong feeling of sympathy with someone that makes you able to share their feelings
identification with
my identification with the heroine of the book
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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