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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Identificação

Pronunciation / Transliteration: identifikaˈsɐ̃w

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Identification/ˌaɪ.dent.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1450 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A identificação do autor foi crucial."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action or process of identifying someone or something.

    "The identification of the suspect was crucial for the investigation."
  2. 2

    A document or identification card that proves a person's identity.

    "You must show a valid identification to enter the building."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Late Latin identificare (from idem meaning 'same' + facere 'to make'), entering English in the mid-19th century. It evolved from denoting the establishment of sameness to encompassing the broader processes of recognizing, proving, or officially establishing the identity of a person or object.

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