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i⋅den⋅ti⋅fi⋅ca⋅tion

  [ahy-den-tuh-fi-key-shuhn, i-den-]
–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.
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Origin:
1635–45; identi(fy) + -fication

Synonyms:
1. association, connection, affiliation.
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i·den·ti·fi·ca·tion   (ī-děn'tə-fĭ-kā'shən)   
n.  

    1. The act of identifying.

    2. The state of being identified.

  2. Abbr. ID Proof or evidence of identity.

  3. Psychology A person's association with or assumption of the qualities, characteristics, or views of another person or group.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: iden·ti·fi·ca·tion
Pronunciation: I-"dent-&-f&-'kA-sh&n, &-
Function: noun
1 : an act ofidentifying : the state of being identified
2 a : psychological orientation of the self in regard to something (as a person or group) with a resulting feeling of closeemotional association b : a largely unconscious process whereby an individual models thoughts, feelings, and actions after those attributed to an object that has been incorporated as amental image
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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identification i·den·ti·fi·ca·tion (ī-děn'tə-fĭ-kā'shən)
n.

  1. A person's association with the qualities, characteristics, or views of another person or group.

  2. An unconscious process by which a person transfers the response appropriate to a particular person or group to a different person or group.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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