identification English · revision 7217

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1644|origins=fr identification}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, /ɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fr|identification]], probably from [[m|fr|identifier]] (see [[identify]]),^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) originally from Medieval Latin identificatio, from identificare.^(SOED 2002)^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The treating of a thing as identical with another: 1644.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ In psychology, becoming or feeling oneself one with another is from 1857.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) The determination of what a thing or person is, as of a body or a criminal, is from 1859.^(OED 1989) A document proving one's identity, such as a passport or driving licence, is from 1947, short for ''identification card'' or ''tag''.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1644 – treating as identical.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1857 – identification with another.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1859 – establishing identity.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1947 – an identity document.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The act of identifying or the state of being identified.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A document such as a [[passport]] or card that proves who someone is.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A feeling of sympathy with or similarity to another person.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[nonidentification]]

+ * [[overidentification]]

+ * [[reidentification]]

+ * [[self-identification]]

+ * [[identification card]]

+ * [[personal identification number]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[identic]]

+ * [[identical]]

+ * [[identifier]]

+ * [[identify]]

+ * [[identity]]

+ * [[ID]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}