Definitions

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  • adjective prenominal serving to distinguish or identify an object, person, species or group.

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  • verb Present participle of identify.

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Examples

  • She paused to examine the mummy, carefully protected by glass: it was the real McCoy, the label identifying it as belonging to the actual queen herself, on loan from the Cairo Museum in Egypt.

    Dance Of Death Preston, Douglas 2005

  • The quilt has needed to be restitched a number of times, and the tag identifying its maker has long since fallen off.

    Quilts Are Forever Kathy Lamancusa 2002

  • The quilt has needed to be restitched a number of times, and the tag identifying its maker has long since fallen off.

    Quilts Are Forever Kathy Lamancusa 2002

  • But they would also add a tag identifying it as a “hyper-robust” example of that species.

    Ancestral Passions Virginia Morell 1995

  • But they would also add a tag identifying it as a “hyper-robust” example of that species.

    Ancestral Passions Virginia Morell 1995

  • For example, a label identifying tape that contains latex may be included on a bulk supply box but not on individual rolls of tape, so a nurse might not see it.

    Hidden Hazard: 2008

  • In comparison, goods bearing a label identifying them as made in Japan (or Taiwan, or even Singapore) carry a premium over similar products from China.

    Mail Call: Quality vs. Cost? 2007

  • The semantic difference for me is that "doctor" is a title identifying your educational pedigree, while "professor" identifies your job - it's possible to be a doctor without being a professor, and vice versa.

    Ferule & Fescue Flavia 2006

  • Janos entered the code word identifying the operation.

    Rama Revisited Clarke, Arthur C. 1989

  • Hence the sect is sometimes called the Naturis, [61] or followers of _Natural_ Religion, the adoption of the English word identifying them again with the Br [= a] hmas, who are essentially the outcome of English education and Christian influence among Hindus.

    New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century A Study of Social, Political, and Religious Developments John Morrison

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