n, i-den-]
| 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.
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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.