identifying

Definitions

adj

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Allowing a person or thing to be easily or uniquely distinguished and identified.

identifying characteristic

noun

1

An act of identification.

There are not only these identifyings going on, but also there are distinguishings. For just as in the example above there are identifications of the various extents, there are distinguishings of these extents.

Collocations

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ADJ.

better, comfortable, different, established, expert, grim, increased, judicial

The detective was more comfortable identifying fingerprints after twenty years of experience.

VERB + IDENTIFYING

getting, give, include, kids, sing, struggle

The teacher is struggling with identifying which students need extra help in math.

IDENTIFYING + NOUN

animals, berber, bird, birds, body, characteristic, information, kinds

The wildlife expert was identifying birds through their distinctive calls and plumage patterns.

PREP.

with, with

She had difficulty identifying with the main character in that boring movie.

ADV.

culturally

She found it difficult culturally identifying with her new neighborhood after moving abroad.

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identifying characteristic

Wiktionary

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There are not only these identifyings going on, but also there are distinguishings. For just as in the example above there are identifications of the various extents, there are distinguishings of thes

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Tom had the grim task of identifying Mary's body.

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Identifying which information is important in advance can help.

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You should sing it identifying yourself with the character.

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I'm getting better at identifying birds.

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