{
    "term": "identification",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the process of showing, proving or recognizing who or what somebody/something is",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The identification of the crash victims was a long and difficult task."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Accurate identification of these birds is difficult."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Each product has a number for easy identification."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The vehicle's identification number is stamped on the engine."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Biometric identification methods include fingerprints and facial recognition scanners."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Only one witness could make a positive identification."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The hospital had mixed up the patients' **identification tags**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Eyewitness identification is not as reliable as we tend to believe."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My only means of identification was my credit card."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Red and black wires are used to enable identification of specific circuits."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is virtually no risk of mistaken identification in cases of date rape."
                },
                {
                    "text": "having their picture taken for identification purposes"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["accurate", "correct", "precise"],
                "verb + identification": ["make", "allow", "enable"],
                "identification + noun": ["parade", "procedure", "process"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the process of recognizing that something exists, or is important",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The early identification of children with special educational needs is very important."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["accurate", "correct", "precise"],
                "verb + identification": ["make", "allow", "enable"],
                "identification + noun": ["parade", "procedure", "process"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "official papers or a document that can prove who you are",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Can I see some identification, please?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "To vote, Florida law requires a photo identification with a signature."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Always carry some identification."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you have any identification?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "One passenger couldn't provide identification."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The police checked their identification."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + identification": ["carry", "have", "produce"],
                "identification + noun": ["card", "document", "papers"],
                "phrases": ["a means of identification", "for identification purposes"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a strong feeling of sympathy, understanding or support for somebody/something",
            "sensetop": "identification (with somebody/something)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "her emotional identification with the play’s heroine"
                },
                {
                    "text": "their increasing identification with the struggle for independence"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "the process of making a close connection between one person or thing and another",
            "sensetop": "identification (of somebody) (with somebody/something)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the voters’ identification of the Democrats with high taxes"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/aɪˌdentɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/",
                "audio": "id/identification/identification__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/aɪˌdentɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/",
                "audio": "id/identification/identification__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent.: originally from medieval Latin identificat- ‘identified’, from the verb identificare; later from identify."
}