Dictionary Check: identification

"identification" is a valid word!

Scrabble 20 points
Words with Friends 23 points

Definition

noun

the act of designating or identifying something

Synonyms:
noun

evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing

noun

the condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established

Example: "the thief's identification was followed quickly by his arrest"
noun

the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering

Example: "a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces"
Synonyms:
noun

the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)

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