# identification

Pronunciation: say "y-den-ti-fi-KAY-shuhn" US /aɪˌdɛn(t)ɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, UK /aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

## Noun

1. The act or process of recognizing or establishing who or what someone or something is, or an instance of this.
   - Simple: Finding out or saying who someone is or what something is.
   - _Accurate identification of mushrooms requires attention to spore color and gill structure._
   - _Identification proceeds by comparing the specimen against known reference types._
2. Documents that serve as evidence of a person's identity.
   - Simple: Papers or cards that prove who you are.
   - _The officer asked for identification before letting her into the secure area._
   - _He left his identification at home and was turned away at the gate._
3. A feeling of support, sympathy, understanding, or belonging toward another person or thing.
   - Simple: A feeling of sympathy or belonging that connects you to someone or something.
   - _His identification with the refugees deepened after he heard their stories firsthand._
   - _Many viewers experience a deep identification with the film's underdog hero._

## Origin

It comes from French identification.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/identification (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).