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noun

identification

CEFR B2

the act of designating or identifying something

In a sentence

Six example sentences with identification, each labelled with its topic.

  • Rapid identification of the bacterium changed the whole ward's treatment, and the lab now runs that test before dawn.

    Medicine

  • The fossil's identification took nine years, because the single tooth matched three genera equally well until the jaw turned up.

    Science

  • Volunteers were trained in the identification of six local frogs by call alone, which doubled the survey's coverage overnight.

    Environment

  • Eyewitness identification of a suspect is less reliable than jurors assume, which is why lineups now follow strict rules.

    Law

  • The app's plant identification takes one photo and returns a species name, though it confuses two local maples.

    Technology

  • The identification of the painter took years, until a restorer found initials hidden under the varnish.

    Art

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