identification
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2.9
- noun
- /ˌaɪdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
:
documento de identidad
- Parker and Madison present their identification to the cops keeping the curious at bay.
- an identification card
- an identification number
- voter identification
In Yazoo City, this name is all the identification we'll need.
- In Yazoo City, this name is all the identification we'll need.
- I mean, FOI card, firearm owner identification card that he's cosigned with, with the kid.
- The second step will be the EIN, the employer identification number.
- And most of them arrive potted up, rooted and with an identification tag.
- So I think the concerns around there being some sort of identification for people to vote are fine and valid.
- As I said, let me back that up before we go and get our phones and our identifications.
- Then by the way, one other interesting thing up front for VIN geeks like me, that's vehicle identification number, not Vin Fast.
- And then I went on my toes again and I went to that regiment and they were able to get me identification to go back to the UK.
- The Elantra, the story with the car is that they had a kind of identification that indicated various details regarding the car.
- So it wasn't like putting identification out on the line so everybody could see it when I do it.
Examples
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Before entering the nightclub, the bouncer asked for official identification.
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When I was taken into custody, all my identification, including my passport, was taken.
Fiction book (1993) -
If you have identification, please have it ready.
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Let me see your identification cards, please.
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"I suppose you were looking for identification in here as well?" she said.
Fiction book (1992) -
I understand but we still need to see some identification.
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Do you have some identification?
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This is all my identification.
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"And I'll need to see some form of identification," the woman said.
Fiction book (1994) -
Surrender your weapons and your identification to Agent Pearsall.
Synonyms
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2.9
An official card that shows who you are for security or age checks
8
4.8
Clear proof that a person is who they say they are
6
1.3
An official card with your name and photo that shows who you are
1
2.7
A document that shows who you are, like a passport or driver's licence
A card like a badge that shows who you are and proves your age or job
A badge worn to show who a person is in a workplace
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.0
A secret number you use to prove who you are and open accounts
- Specialized
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5.3
A way of identifying people automatically using unique body traits like fingerprints or face
- Specialized
To find which gun fired a bullet by matching marks on the bullet and its case
- Specialized
A code of digits that shows which bank or card company handles a payment
- Specialized
A very small particle added to a product to show where it came from
- Specialized
A way to show someone is not one of the known people so they cannot make multiple accounts
How Official
- Specialized
1
5.3
- Formal
325
1.3
- Formal
6
1.3
135
2.9
41
1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Identification comes from old Latin words idem ('same') and facere ('to make') and is closely linked to the word identity. An identity card or document 'makes you the same' as your name, which is why identification means papers or evidence that show who you are.