Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- 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
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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
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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
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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
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But they would also add a tag identifying it as a “hyper-robust” example of that species.
Ancestral Passions Virginia Morell 1995
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But they would also add a tag identifying it as a “hyper-robust” example of that species.
Ancestral Passions Virginia Morell 1995
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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
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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.
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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
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Janos entered the code word identifying the operation.
Rama Revisited Clarke, Arthur C. 1989
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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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