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noun
1.
an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.
2.
something that identifies a person, animal, or thing: He carries identification with him at all times.
3.
Sociology. acceptance as one's own of the values and interests of a social group.
4.
Psychology.
a.
a process by which one ascribes to oneself the qualities or characteristics of another person.
b.
(in psychoanalytic theory) the transference or reaction to one person with the feelings or responses relevant to another, as the identification of a teacher with a parent.
c.
perception of another as an extension of oneself.
Related forms
non·i·den·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun
o·ver·i·den·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun
pre·i·den·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun
re·i·den·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun
Synonyms
1. association, connection, affiliation.
1. association, connection, affiliation.
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Identification
has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells. |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
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World English Dictionary
| identification (aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of identifying or the state of being identified |
| 2. | a. something that identifies a person or thing |
| b. (as modifier): an identification card | |
| 3. | psychol |
| a. the process of recognizing specific objects as the result of remembering | |
| b. See also empathy the process by which one incorporates aspects of another person's personality | |
| c. See also generalization the transferring of a response from one situation to another because the two bear similar features | |
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Medical Dictionary
identification i·den·ti·fi·ca·tion (ī-děn'tə-fĭ-kā'shən)
n.
A person's association with the qualities, characteristics, or views of another person or group.
An unconscious process by which a person transfers the response appropriate to a particular person or group to a different person or group.
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