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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

marque d'identification

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mark d-i-dã-ti-fi-ka-sjɔ̃

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Identification mark/aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən mɑːk/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il y a une marque d'identification sur l'appareil."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A distinguishing sign, feature, or label used to recognize or prove the identity of a person, animal, or object.

    "The stolen bicycle was recovered because the owner had engraved a unique identification mark on the frame."
  2. 2

    A permanent physical characteristic, such as a scar or birthmark, used to identify an individual.

    "During the medical examination, the physician noted a small identification mark on the patient's left forearm."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'identification' (originating from Late Latin 'identificare', meaning to make identical) and 'mark' (from Proto-Germanic 'marko', denoting a boundary or sign). The compound term emerged in administrative and legal contexts during the 19th century to denote distinguishing physical features or applied symbols used for recognition.

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